Dasycladaceae | |
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Fossil Dasycladaceae from Triassic of Italy | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Dasycladales |
Family: | Dasycladaceae Kützing, [1] 1843 |
Genera [1] | |
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The Dasycladaceae is one of the two extant [2] families of green algae of the order Dasycladales. When found in Palaeozoic limestones, they typically indicate depositional depth of less than 5m. [3]
Mamiellales are an order of green algae in the class Mamiellophyceae. Their cells and flagella are covered with spiderweb-like scales of several types. Some species lack scales but possess pigments similar to those of the scale-bearing species.
Ulotrichales is an order of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae.
Aphanochaetaceae is a family of algae in the order Chaetophorales.
Caulerpaceae is a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales.
Cladophoraceae are a family of green algae in the order the Cladophorales. This family includes notably the genus Chaetomorpha which has a few members used in saltwater aquariums.
Trentepohliaceae are a family of green algae in the order Trentepohliales.
Bornetella is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae.
Monomastix is a genus of green algae in the class Mamiellophyceae. It is the only genus in the family Monomastigaceae, which in turn is the only family in the order Monomastigales.
Physolinum is a genus of green algae in the family Trentepohliaceae. The only species in the genus, Physolinum monilia, is currently regarded as a synonym of Trentepohlia rigidula.
The Desmidiaceae are one of four families of charophyte green algae in the order Desmidiales (desmids).
The Gonatozygaceae are one of four families of Charophyte green algae in the order Desmidiales (desmids).
Staurodesmus is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.
Apodochloris is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorococcaceae.
Closteridium is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorococcaceae.
Emergococcus is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorococcaceae.
Ferricystis is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorococcaceae.
Acicularia is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae.
Batophora oerstedii is a species of algae in the family Dasycladaceae. It is the type species (holotype) of the genus Batophora.