Fischerella Explained

Fischerella is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Hapalosiphonaceae.^[1]

The genus was first described by M. Gomont in 1895.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.^[2]

The genus name of Deightoniella is in honour of Christian Fischer (1801 - 1892), who was a Bohemian scientist and industrialist from Karlsbad (Baden).^[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet and Charles Henri Marie Flahault in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.9 on pages 51-52 in 1895.

Known species:

• Fischerella major
• Fischerella muscicola

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fischerella (Bornet & Flahault) Gomont, 1895 :: Algaebase . www.algaebase.org . 22 January 2021.
2. Web site: Fischerella Bornet & Flahault . www.gbif.org . 22 January 2021 . en.
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.