Skvortzoviothrix
Genus of algae
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Skvortzoviothrix is a genus of green algae, in the family Chaetophoraceae. As of February 2022[update], the only species is Skvortzoviothrix terrestris.[1]
| Skvortzoviothrix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Skvortzoviothrix Bourrelly[1] |
| Species: | S. terrestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Skvortzoviothrix terrestris (Skvortsov) P.Bourrelly[1] | |
The genus was first circumscribed by Boris V. Skvortzov in 1959 under the name Chlorodendron. Boris Vassilievich Skvortzov (1896–1980) was a Polish-Russian-Brazilian botanist (Algology and Mycology), and teacher. He also worked as a researcher in Harbin, China.[2] However, the name was illegitimate,[3] as it was published for a different group of algae earlier in 1900.[4] A replacement name of Skvortzoviothrix was given by Pierre Paul Charles Bourrelly in Algues d'Eau Douce ed. 2, vol.1 on page 546 in 1972.
