Zoddaea is a monotypic genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Zoddaea viridis Borzì
| Zoddaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Zoddaea Borzi, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Zoddaea viridis | |
The genus and species were circumscribed by Antonini Borzi in Nuova Notarisia vol.17 on page 14 in 1906.
The genus name of Zoddaea is in honour of Giuseppe Zodda (1877–1968), who was an Italian botanist, Plant Geographer and teacher/Professor of Botany in Messina and several other places, including Mantua, Naples and Bari. He wrote 'Flora italica cryptogamica' and 'Studi sulla flora teramana'.[2] The specific epithet (viridis) is a Latin word meaning "green", referring to the colour of the algae.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Zoddaea taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 837.
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