Trentepohliaceae

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Trentepohliaceae
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Trentepohlia aurea
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Trentepohliales
Family: Trentepohliaceae
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Genera [1]

Trentepohliaceae are a family of green algae in the order Trentepohliales. [2]

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References

  1. Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Family: Trentepohliaceae taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. See the NCBI webpage on Trentepohliaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.