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Scenedesmaceae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Scientific name
  
Scenedesmaceae

Rank
  
Family

Division
  
Chlorophyta

Higher classification
  
Sphaeropleales

Order
  
Chlamydomonadales

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Lower classifications
  
Scenedesmus, Desmodesmus, Actinastrum, Enallax

Scenedesmaceae is a family of green algae in the order Chlorococcales. Scenedesmus algae are commonly found in freshwater plankton.

Genera in this family include:

  • Actinastrum
  • Asterarcys
  • Coelastrella
  • Coelastropsis
  • Coelastrum
  • Crucigenia
  • Dactylococcus
  • Desmodesmus
  • Dicellula
  • Dicloster
  • Didymocystis
  • Dimorphococcus
  • Enallax
  • Hariotina
  • Neodesmus
  • Pectodictyon
  • Pseudodidymocystis
  • Scenedesmus
  • Schroederiella
  • Tetradesmus
  • Tetrallantos
  • Tetrastrum

    • References

    Scenedesmaceae Wikipedia
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