Scenedesmaceae

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Scenedesmaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Scenedesmaceae
Oltmanns, 1904
Genera

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Green algae, Scenedesmus
Green algae, Crucigenia

Scenedesmaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. Scenedesmus algae are commonly found in freshwater plankton. The former family Coelastraceae is considered a synonym of Scenedesmaceae.[1]

Description

Algae in the family Scenedesmaceae consist of

coenobia with flat or curved shapes, or sometimes three-dimensional clusters.[2]

Genera

Genera in this family include:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Coelastraceae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. S2CID 85145401
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  3. ^ "Protist Images: Chlorophyta". Protist Information Server. Retrieved 2007-09-19.