Pachycladella
Encyclopedia
In taxonomy
, Pachycladella is a genus of algae
, specifically of the Chlamydomonadales. Pachycladon is the basionym
; the genus name was changed to Pachycladella by phycologist
Paul Silva in 1970.
Alpha taxonomy
Alpha taxonomy is the discipline concerned with finding, describing and naming species of living or fossil organisms. This field is supported by institutions holding collections of these organisms, with relevant data, carefully curated: such institutes include natural history museums, herbaria and...
, Pachycladella is a genus of algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
, specifically of the Chlamydomonadales. Pachycladon is the basionym
Basionym
Basionym is a term used in botany, regulated by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature...
; the genus name was changed to Pachycladella by phycologist
Phycology
Phycology is the scientific study of algae. Phycology is a branch of life science and often is regarded as a subdiscipline of botany....
Paul Silva in 1970.