''Dichotomosiphon'' is a
genus of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...
in the
family Dichotomosiphonaceae
Dichotomosiphonaceae are a family of green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryo ...
.
This genus is distinguished from all other members of the
Bryopsidales by its
oogamous reproduction and freshwater habitat. In both vegetative and reproductive aspects, it is remarkably similar to the genus ''
Vaucheria
''Vaucheria'' is a genus of Xanthophyceae or yellow-green algae known as water felt. It is one of only two genera in the family Vaucheriaceae. The type species of the genus is '' Vaucheria disperma''.
The genus was circumscribed by Augustin Py ...
'', which is a member of the unrelated class
Xanthophyceae.
References
External links
Ulvophyceae genera
Bryopsidales
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