Pithophora

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Pithophora
Scientific classification e
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Cladophorales
Family: Pithophoraceae
Genus: Pithophora
Wittrock
Species

Pithophora is a genus of green algae in the family Pithophoraceae.[1]

This kind of filamentous algae has a coarse texture to it hence often referred to as "horse hair" .

References[]

  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Pithophora. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

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