''Pleurastrum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
, specifically of the
Chlorophyceae
The Chlorophyceae are one of the classes of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology. They are usually green due to the dominance of pigments chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. The chloroplast may be discoid, p ...
.
, it was the only genus in the family Pleurastraceae.
Species
,
AlgaeBase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both marine and freshwater, as well as sea-grass.
History
AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael Guiry. Text was copied from this source, which is avai ...
accepted the following species:
[
*'' Pleurastrum insigne'' Chodat
*'' Pleurastrum photoheterotrophicum'' Metting
*'']Pleurastrum sarcinoideum
''Pleurastrum'' is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. , it was the only genus in the family Pleurastraceae.
Species
, AlgaeBase accepted the following species:
*''Pleurastrum insigne'' Chodat
*''Pleurastrum photoheterotrop ...
'' Groover & H.C.Bold
*''Pleurastrum terricola
''Pleurastrum'' is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. , it was the only genus in the family Pleurastraceae.
Species
, AlgaeBase accepted the following species:
*'' Pleurastrum insigne'' Chodat
*'' Pleurastrum photoheterotr ...
'' (Bristol) D.M.John
References
External links
Scientific references
Scientific databases
AlgaTerra database
Index Nominum Genericorum
Chlamydomonadales genera
Chlamydomonadales
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