Lambia
| Lambia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Bryopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Lambia Delépine, 1967 |
| Type species | |
| Lambia antarctica (Skottsberg) Delépine, 1967 | |
| Species[1] | |
Lambia is a genus of green algae in the family Bryopsidaceae.[1]
The genus name of Lambia is in honour of Elke Mackenzie (1911–1990), born as Ivan Mackenzie Lamb, who was a British polar explorer and botanist who specialised in the field of lichenology.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by René Delépine in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci. ser.D, vol.264 on pages 1410 and 1413 in 1967.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Lambia taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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