Botrydiaceae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

of yellow-green

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comprising 13 species in three genera. It is the only family in the order Botrydiales.

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Heterokont families Xanthophyceae {{heterokont-stub