- Source: Pseudoscourfieldia
Pseudoscourfieldia is a genus of green algae in the family Pycnococcaceae.
The genus name of Scourfieldia is in honour of David Joseph Scourfield FLS FRMS ISO (1866–1949), who was a British civil servant and biologist known as an authority on the Cladocera.
Species
Pseudoscourfieldia marina (J.Throndsen) Manton, 1975
Also Pseudoscourfieldia longifilis (Butcher) R.E.Norris, 1980 now accepted as Nephroselmis pyriformis (N.Carter) Ettl, 1982