Scenedesmaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Scenedesmaceae Oltmanns, 1904 |
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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]
Genera[]
Genera in this family include:[2]
- Asterarcys
- Coelastrella
- Coelastropsis
- Coelastrum
- Desmodesmus
- Dimorphococcus
- Enallax
- Gilbertsmithia
- Hariotina
- Neodesmus
- Pseudodidymocystis
- Scenedesmus
- Schroederiella
- Scotiellopsis
- Tetradesmus
- Tetrallantos
- Tetrastrum
- Westella
- Willea
References[]
- ^ "Coelastraceae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Protist Images: Chlorophyta". Protist Information Server. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
External links[]
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