Gomontiellaceae Explained

The Gomontiellaceae are a family of cyanobacteria.^[1]

The genus name of Gomontiella is in honour of Maurice-Augustin Gomont (1839 - 1909), who was a French phycologist.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Emanoil Constantin Teodoresco in Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien vol.52 on page 760 in 1901.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gomontiellaceae . www.gbif.org . 16 March 2022 . en.
2. 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.