Borzia (cyanobacteria)

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Borzia
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Oscillatoriales
Family: Borziaceae
Borzì
Genus: Borzia
Cohn ex Gomont 1892 [1]

Borzia is a genus of cyanobacteria.

The genus name of Borzia is in honour of Antonino Borzì (1852–1921), was an Italian botanist. It was published in Jahres-Ber. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Kult. Vol.60 on page 227 in 1883. [2]

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References

  1. Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR (2014). "Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach" (PDF). Preslia. 86: 295–335.
  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 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.