Mougeotiopsis

Mougeotiopsis is a monotypic genus of algae belonging to the family Zygnemataceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Mougeotiopsis calospora Palla[2][1]

Mougeotiopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Zygnematophyceae
Order: Zygnematales
Family: Zygnemataceae
Genus: Mougeotiopsis
Palla, 1894
Synonyms

Mesogerron F.Brand, 1899[1]

The genus name of Mougeotiopsis is in honour of Jean-Baptiste Mougeot (1776–1858), who was a French physician and botanist.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Eduard Palla in Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. vol.12 n pages 228, 234-235 in 1894.

References

  1. "Mougeotiopsis Palla, 1894". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. "Mougeotiopsis Palla, 1894 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. 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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