Lagerheimia
Sign in to saveLagerheimia is a genus of green algae in the family Oocystaceae. It is commonly found in freshwater habitats all over the world, although some species are rare and have only been recorded from Europe or the United States.
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Vinony files it under Freshwater algae, Oocystaceae and Trebouxiophyceae genera.
Its subject is documented across 3 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassTrebouxiophyceae
- OrderOocystales
- FamilyOocystaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Oocystaceae
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Lagerheimia is a genus of green algae in the family Oocystaceae. It is commonly found in freshwater habitats all over the world, although some species are rare and have only been recorded from Europe or the United States.
The genus name of Lagerheimia is in honour of Nils Gustaf Lagerheim (1860–1926), who was a Swedish botanist, mycologist, phycologist, and pteridologist.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lagerheimia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.