George Israel Playfair (1871–1922), phycologist.

IPNI standard form: Playfair

Taxon names authored

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• 44 taxon names authored by George Israel Playfair

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

• Playfair, G.I. 1913. Plankton of the Sydney water-supply. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 512–552, 5 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Playfair, G.I. 1914. Contributions to a knowledge of the biology of the Richmond River. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39: 93–151. BHL Reference page. 
• Playfair, G.I. 1915. Freshwater algae of the Lismore District: with an appendix on the algal fungi and Schizomycetes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40(Part II No. 158): 310–362, 10 figs, pls XLI–XLVI. BHL Reference page. 
• Playfair, G.I. 1916. Oocystis and Eremosphaera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41: 107–147. BHL Reference page. 
• Playfair, G.I. 1917. Australian freshwater phytoplankton (Protococcoideae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41: 823–852, pls LVI–LIX. BHL Reference page. 
• Playfair, G.J. 1917. Census of New South Wales freshwater algae. In: (Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. Eds.: A census of New South Wales plants: "With supplements to follow on vascular cryptogams by various specialists., pp. [1]–xx, [1]–216. Sydney: W. A. Gullick, government printer. Hathitrust Reference page. 
• Playfair, G.I. 1918. New and rare freshwater algae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 43: 497–543, pls LIV–LVII. BHL Reference page.