Pavlova is a genus of algae belonging to the family Pavlovaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus name of Pavlova is in honour of Anna Pawlowna Pawlowa (1881–1931), who was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. This is because "the movement of the type species, Pavlova gyrans, is positively balletic".
The genus was circumscribed by Roger William Butcher in J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K. vol.31 on page 183, fig. 35-38 in 1952.
Species
As accepted by AlgaeBase;
Pavlova calceolata J.van der Veer
Pavlova ennorea van der Veer & Leewis
Pavlova granifera (B.Mack) J.C.Green
Pavlova gyrans Butcher
Pavlova helicata J.van der Veer
Pavlova hommersandii P.H.Campbell
Pavlova lutheri (Droop) J.C.Green
Pavlova mesolychnon J.van der Veer
Pavlova noctivaga (Kalina) van der Veer & Leewis
Pavlova pinguis J.C.Green
Pavlova salina (N.Carter) J.C.Green
Pavlova virescens Billard
Pavlova viridis C.K.Tseng, J.Chen & X.Zhang