Rosenvingiella
| Rosenvingiella | |
|---|---|
| Type of Ulothrix radicans Kütz. now known as Rosenvingiella radicans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Prasiolales |
| Family: | Prasiolaceae |
| Genus: | Rosenvingiella P.C.Silva |
| Type species | |
| Rosenvingiella polyrhiza (Rosenvinge) P.C.Silva | |
| Species | |
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See below | |
Rosenvingiella is a genus of green algae in the family Prasiolaceae. Members of this genus are found in marine (particularly intertidal) or terrestrial habitats.
The genus was first circumscribed by Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup Rosenvinge, generally cited as Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge (1858–1939), who was a Danish botanist and phycologist. Rosenvinge named the genus Gayella, but this was junior homonym of Gayella Pierre (a flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae). Therefore, the genus was renamed to Rosenvingiella by Paul Claude Silva in 1957, honoring its original author.