Scenedesmaceae is a family of
green algae in the order
Sphaeropleales
Sphaeropleales is an order of green algae that used to be called Chlorococcales. The order includes some of the most common freshwater planktonic algae such as ''Scenedesmus'' and ''Pediastrum''. The Spaeropleales includes vegetatively non-motile ...
. ''Scenedesmus'' algae are commonly found in freshwater
plankton
Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in water (or air) that are unable to propel themselves against a current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters. In the ocean, they provide a crucia ...
. The former family Coelastraceae is considered a synonym of Scenedesmaceae.
Genera
Genera in this family include:
* ''
Acutodesmus''
* ''
Asterarcys''
* ''
Astrocladium''
* ''
Chodatodesmus''
* ''
Closteriococcus''
* ''
Coelastrella''
* ''
Coelastropsis''
* ''
Coelastrum''
* ''
Comasiella''
* ''
Crucigeniopsis''
* ''
Danubia''
* ''
Desmodesmus''
* ''
Dimorphococcus''
* ''
Enallax''
* ''
Flechtneria''
* ''
Gilbertsmithia''
* ''
Hariotina''
* ''
Hofmania''
* ''
Hylodesmus''
* ''
Komarekia''
* ''
Lauterborniella
''Lauterborniella'' is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.
Species
As accepted by EOL;
*'' Lauterborniella agrayloides'' ( Kieffer, 1911)
*'' Lauterborniella annulipes'' (Joh ...
''
* ''
Neodesmus''
* ''
Pectinodesmus''
* ''
Pseudodidymocystis''
* ''
Pseudotetrastrum''
* ''
Scenedesmus
''Scenedesmus'' is a genus of green algae, in the class Chlorophyceae. They are colonial and non-motile.
Taxonomy
Currently, there are 74 taxonomically accepted species of ''Scenedesmus''. Additionally, several subgenera have been identified, ...
''
* ''
Schistochilium''
* ''
Schmidledesmus''
* ''
Schroederiella''
* ''
Scotiellopsis''
* ''
Soropediastrum''
* ''
Staurogenia''
* ''
Steinedesmus''
* ''
Tetradesmus''
* ''
Tetrallantos''
* ''
Tetranephris''
* ''
Tetrastrum''
* ''
Truncatulus''
* ''
Verrucodesmus''
* ''
Westella''
* ''
Westellopsis''
* ''
Willea''
* ''
Yadavaea''
References
External links
Chlorophyceae families
Sphaeropleales
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