Rosenvingiella Explained

Rosenvingiella is a genus of green algae in the family Prasiolaceae.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Paul Claude Silva in 1957.

The genus name of Rosenvingiella is in honour of Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup Rosenvinge, generally cited as Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge (1858–1939), who was a Danish botanist and phycologist.^[2]

Species

As accepted by WoRMS;^[3]

• Rosenvingiella discifera
• Rosenvingiella polyrhiza
• Rosenvingiella radicans
• Rosenvingiella simplex
• Rosenvingiella tasmanica

Former species;^[3]

• R. australis accepted as Rosenvingiella tasmanica
• R. constricta accepted as Rosenvingiellopsis constricta

Notes and References

1. See the NCBI webpage on Rosenvingiella. Data extracted from the Web site: NCBI taxonomy resources . . 2007-03-19.
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 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Rosenvingiella P.C.Silva, 1957 . www.marinespecies.org . WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species . 4 October 2022.