Pringsheimiella is a genus of green algae, in the family Ulvellaceae.[1]

Pringsheimiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvellaceae
Genus: Pringsheimiella
Höhnel, 1920
Type species
Pringsheimiella scutata
Species[1]

The genus name of Pringsheimiella is in honour of Nathanael Pringsheim (1823–1894), who was a German botanist.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel in Ann. Mykol. vol.18 on page 97 in 1920.

Several species have been moved into other genera;[3]

  • P. crenulata (Lami) Nielsen & McLachlan, 1986 now accepted as Ulvella crenulata R.Lami, 1935
  • P. marchantiae (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Schmidt & Petrak, 1935 accepted as Ulvella marchantiae (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B Wysor, 2013
  • P. mauritiana Børgesen, 1946 accepted as Ulvella mauritiana (Borgesen) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B.Wysor, 2013
  • P. sanctae-luciae R.Nielsen & McLachlan, 1986 accepted as Ulvella santae-luciae (R.Nielsen & McLachlan) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B.Wysor, 2013
  • P. scutata (Reinke) Marchewianka, 1925 accepted as Ulvella scutata (Reinke) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B.Wysor, 2013
  • P. striata A.B.Cribb, 1995 accepted as Ulvella striata (Cribb) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B.Wysor, 2013
  • P. udotea (Børgesen) W.R.Taylor, 1960 accepted as Ulvella udoteae (Borgesen) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B.Wysor, 2013

References

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  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Pringsheimiella taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  2. ^ 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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pringsheimiella Höhnel, 1920 - World Register of Marine Species - Pringsheimiella Höhnel, 1920". www.marinespecies.org. WoRMS. Retrieved 16 September 2022.