Boodlea

Boodlea
Boodlea composita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Cladophorales
Family: Boodleaceae
Genus: Boodlea
G.Murray & De Toni
Species

Boodlea is a genus of green algae in the family Boodleaceae. Species may be known as crunchy hair grass.

The algae grows brittle, filamentous hair-like growths. It is known as a pest in marine aquaria.

Etymology

Boodlea was named after the British botanist and public servant Leonard Alfred Boodle in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. vol.25 on pages 243-245 in 1889.

References

  1. ↑ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Boodlea". AlgaeBase. University of Galway.
  2. 1 2 Goemans, Bob (2012). "12 – Algae: the Good, Bad, and Ugly". The 'Living' Marine Aquarium Manual Basic And Advanced Husbandry For The 'Modern' Marine Aquarium. Salt Corner. ISBN 978-0-615-60306-3. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ↑ 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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.