''Nitella'' is a genus of

charophyte Charophyta () is a group of freshwater green algae, called charophytes (), sometimes treated as a phylum, division, yet also as a superdivision or an unranked clade. The terrestrial plants, the Embryophyta emerged within Charophyta, possibly fro ...

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

Characeae Characeae is a family of freshwater green algae in the order Charales, commonly known as stoneworts. They are also known as brittleworts or skunkweed, from the fragility of their lime-encrusted stems, and from the foul odor these produce when step ...

Species

The species in the genus include: *''

Nitella abyssinica ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annan ...

'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella acuminata ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella anna ...

'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annandalei'' B.P. Pal * '' Nitella australiensis'' (F.M. Bailey) J.C. van Raam * '' Nitella axillaris'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella axilliformis ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' Imahori * '' Nitella capillaris'' (A.J.Krocker) J.Groves & G.R.Bullock-Webster * ''

Nitella comptonii ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' J. Groves * ''

Nitella cristata ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella diffusa ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella flexilis ''Nitella flexilis'', the smooth stonewort, is a freshwater species of characean algae that is used as a model organism for its large cell size and relative ease of cultivation in the laboratory. Description A robust species growing up to a ...

'' (Linnaeus) C. Agardh * ''

Nitella furcata ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' (Roxburgh ex Bruzelius) C. Agardh * ''

Nitella gelatinifera ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' R.D. Wood * ''

Nitella gelatinosa ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella gloeostachys ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella gracilens ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' Morioka * ''

Nitella gracilis ''Nitella gracilis'' is a species of stonewort belonging to the family Characeae. It has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world ...

'' (J.E.Smith) C.Agardh * ''

Nitella gracillima ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella anna ...

'' T.F. Allen * ''

Nitella haagenii ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella anna ...

'' J.C. van Raam * ''

Nitella heterophylla ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella hookeri ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella horikawae ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella anna ...

'' Imahori * ''

Nitella hyalina ''Nitella hyalina'' is a species of stonewort belonging to the family Characeae. It has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world i ...

'' (De Candolle) C. Agardh * ''

Nitella ignescens ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella anna ...

'' García * ''

Nitella imahorii ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella anna ...

'' R.D. Wood * ''

Nitella imperialis ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * '' Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella ann ...

'' (Allen) Sakayama * '' Nitella inversa'' Imahori * '' Nitella leonhardii'' R.D. Wood * '' Nitella leptoclada'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella leptostachys ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella megaspora ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' (J. Groves) H. Sakayama * ''

Nitella mirabilis ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' Nordstedt ex J. Groves * '' Nitella moniliformis'' Zaneveld * ''

Nitella monopodiata ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' J.C. van Raam * ''

Nitella moriokae ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' R.D. Wood * '' Nitella morongii'' T.F. Allen * ''

Nitella mucronata ''Nitella mucronata'' is a species of stonewort belonging to the family Characeae. It has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world ...

'' (A.Braun) F.Miquel * '' Nitella myriotricha'' A. Braun ex Kützing * '' Nitella obtusa'' T.F.Allen * ''

Nitella oligospira ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annan ...

'' A. Braun * '' Nitella opaca'' C. Agardh ex Bruzelius * '' Nitella ornithopoda'' A. Braun * '' Nitella penicillata'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella polycephala ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' Kützing * ''

Nitella praelonga ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' A. Braun * '' Nitella pseudoflabellata'' A. Braun * '' Nitella pulchella'' Allen * '' Nitella sonderi'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella spanioclema ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' J. Groves & Bullock-Webster ex Bullock-Webster * ''

Nitella spiciformis ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' Morioka * '' Nitella stuartii'' A. Braun * '' Nitella subtilissima'' A. Braun * ''

Nitella syncarpa ''Nitella syncarpa'' is a species of stonewort belonging to the family Characeae. Synonym: * ''Chara syncarpa'' Thuillier (= basionym In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based ...

'' (J.L.Thuillier) Kützing * ''

Nitella tasmanica ''Nitella'' is a genus of Charophyta, charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *''Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * ''Nite ...

'' Müller ex A.Braun * '' Nitella tenuissima'' (Desvaux) Kützing * '' Nitella terrestris'' M.Iyengar * '' Nitella translucens'' (Persoon) C. Agardh * '' Nitella tricellularis'' (Nordst.) Nordst. in T.F.Allen, em. R.D. Wood * '' Nitella tumida'' Nordstedt * '' Nitella tumulosa'' Zaneveld * '' Nitella ungula'' García * ''

Nitella verticillata ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *'' Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annan ...

'' (N.Filarszky & G.O.Allen ex Filarszky) R.D.Wood * '' Nitella vieillardii'' (A.Braun) Sakayama * '' Nitella virgata'' Wallman * ''

Nitella wahlbergiana ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' Wallman * '' Nitella woodii'' Hotchkiss & Imahori * '' Nitella zamanii'' Naz, Diba & Schubert * ''

Nitella zeyheri ''Nitella'' is a genus of charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *'' Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * '' Nitella annand ...

'' A.Braun ex Kützing * ''

Nitella zollingeri ''Nitella'' is a genus of Charophyta, charophyte green algae in the family Characeae. Species The species in the genus include: *''Nitella abyssinica'' A. Braun * ''Nitella acuminata'' A. Braun ex Wallman *''Nitella aemula'' A. Braun * ''Nite ...

'' (A.Braun) R.D.Wood

References

Charophyta Charophyta genera Taxa named by Carl Adolph Agardh {{Green algae-stub