Skvortzoviothrix

Skvortzoviothrix is a genus of green algae, in the family Chaetophoraceae.

As of February 2022[update], the only species is Skvortzoviothrix terrestris.

[1] The genus was circumscribed by Pierre Paul Charles Bourrelly in Algues Eau Douce ed.

The genus name of Skvortzoviothrix is in honour of Boris Vassilievich Skvortzov (1896–1980), who was a Polish-Russian-Brazilian botanist (Algology and Mycology), and teacher.

He also worked as a researcher in Harbin, China.