Pseudoscourfieldia
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| Pseudoscourfieldia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Pyramimonadophyceae |
| Order: | Pseudoscourfieldiales |
| Family: | Pycnococcaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudoscourfieldia I.Manton |
Pseudoscourfieldia is a genus of green algae in the family Pycnococcaceae.[1]
The genus name of Scourfieldia is in honour of David Joseph Scourfield FLS FRMS ISO (1866–1949), who was a British civil servant and biologist known as an authority on the Cladocera.[2]
