Fischerella is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Hapalosiphonaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Hapalosiphonaceae |
| Genus: | Fischerella (Bornet & Flahault) Gomont |
The genus was first described by M. Gomont in 1895.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
The genus name of Deightoniella is in honour of Christian Fischer (1801 - 1892), who was a Bohemian scientist and industrialist from Karlsbad (Baden).[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet and Charles Henri Marie Flahault in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.9 on pages 51-52 in 1895.
Known species:
References
edit- ^ a b "Fischerella (Bornet & Flahault) Gomont, 1895 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Fischerella Bornet & Flahault". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ 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.