Tscharna Rayss

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Tscharna Rayss (1890-1965) was a Russian-Israeli botanist, phycologist, and mycologist noted for studying species in the Mediterranean and Red Sea. [1] [2] [3] [4] The standard author abbreviation Rayss is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [5]

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References

  1. Moreau, Fernand (10 July 2014). "Tscharna Rayss (1890–1965)". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (in French). 112 (7–8): 480–487. doi: 10.1080/00378941.1965.10838267 .
  2. "Rayss, Tscharna". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 26 September 2018. Her research on the lower plants dealt with the taxonomy and ecology of algae of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea; mycoflora of Israel; taxonomy and biology of fungi in Romania, France, and Israel, with special emphasis on their pathogenicity to crops and wild plants.
  3. "Rayss, Tscharna (1890-1965) on JSTOR" . Retrieved 26 September 2018.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Oren, Aharon; Ionescu, Danny; Hindiyeh, Muna; Malkawi, Hanan (1 December 2008). "Microalgae and cyanobacteria of the Dead Sea and its surrounding springs". Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 56 (1): 1–13. Bibcode:2008IsJPS..56....1O. doi:10.1560/IJPS.56.1-2.1 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  5. International Plant Names Index.  Rayss.