The Desmidiaceae are one of four families of

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green

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Desmidiales (desmids).See the NCBIbr>webpage on Desmidiaceae
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were: *'' Actinodontum'' – 3 species *'' Actinotaenium'' – 57 species *'' Allorgeia'' – 2 species *'' Amscottia'' – 2 species *'' Bambusina'' – 6 species *'' Bourellyodesmus'' – 8 species *'' Brachytheca'' – 2 species *'' Calocylindrus'' – 3 species *'' Cosmaridium'' – 1 species *'' Cosmarium'' – 1063 species *'' Cosmocladium'' – 8 species *'' Croasdalea'' – 1 species *'' Cruciangulum'' – 1 species *'' Desmidium'' – 21 species *'' Docidium'' – 37 species *'' Euastridium'' – 3 species *'' Euastrum'' – 324 species *'' Groenbladia'' – 4 species *'' Haplotaenium'' – 3 species *'' Heimansia'' – 2 species *'' Hyalotheca'' – 12 species *'' Ichthyocercus'' – 6 species *'' Ichthyodontum'' – 1 species *'' Mateola'' – 2 species *'' Micrasterias'' – 93 species *'' Onychonema'' – 2 species *'' Oocardium'' – 2 species *'' Pachyphorium'' – 2 species *'' Phymatodocis'' – 3 species *'' Pleurotaeniopsis'' – 4 species *'' Pleurotaenium'' – 85 species *'' Prescottiella'' – 1 species *'' Sphaerozosma'' – 19 species *'' Spinocosmarium'' – 2 species *'' Spondylosium'' – 31 species *'' Staurastrum'' – 702 species *'' Staurodesmus'' – 80 species *'' Streptonema'' – 3 species *'' Teilingia'' – 8 species *'' Tetmemorus'' – 9 species *'' Trapezodesmus'' – 1 species *'' Triplastrum'' – 3 species *'' Triploceras'' – 6 species *'' Vincularia'' – 1 species *'' Xanthidium'' – 119 species

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