Prasiola
| Prasiola | |
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| Prasiola japonica | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Prasiolales |
| Family: | Prasiolaceae |
| Genus: | Prasiola (C.Agardh) Meneghini[1] |
| Species | |
Prasiola is a
green algae. Each individual plant is small but they usually grow side by side to form a green turf on rock surfaces. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
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Occurrence
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Freshwater species in this genus are common in cold water streams.[3]: 416
Reproduction
thalli.[2]
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Species
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There are about 25 species in the genus.[2][4]
- Prasiola calophylla
- Prasiola crispa
- Prasiola fangchengensis
- Prasiola flotowii
- Prasiola furfuracea
- Prasiola meridionalis
- Prasiola minuta
- Prasiola novaezelandiae
- Prasiola snareana
- Prasiola sneareana
- Prasiola stipitata
- Prasiola volcanica
- Prasiola linearis
- Prasiola sinica
- Prasiola tibetica
- Prasiola yunnanica
References
- ^ "Algaebase entry".
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7.
- ISBN 978-0-12-385877-1.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prasiola Meneghini, 1838". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
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