Hyellaceae

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Hyellaceae
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Chroococcales
Family: Hyellaceae
Borzi
Genera [1]
Synonyms
  • PleurocapsaceaeGeitler

Hyellaceae is a family of cyanobacteria.

The genus name of Hyella is in honour of Félix Charles Hy (1853-1918), who was a French clergyman and botanist (mycology, algology and bryology). [2]

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.