''Vaucheria'' is a

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Xanthophyceae Yellow-green algae or the Xanthophyceae (xanthophytes) are an important group of heterokont algae. Most live in fresh water, but some are found in marine and soil habitats. They vary from single-celled flagellates to simple colonial and filamento ...

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 ''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 Pyr ...

''. The genus was

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Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candol ...

in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris vol.3 on page 20 in 1801. The genus name of ''Vaucheria'' is in honour of

Jean Pierre Étienne Vaucher Jean Pierre Étienne Vaucher (17 April 1763 – 5 or 6 January 1841) was a Swiss Protestant pastor and botanist who was a native of the Republic of Geneva. He studied theology at Geneva, and from 1795 to 1821 was a pastor at the Church of Sa ...

(1763–1841), who was a Swiss

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and

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. ''Vaucheria'' exhibits apical growth from the tip of filaments forming mats in either terrestrial or freshwater environments. Its filaments form

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s with a large central

vacuole A vacuole () is a membrane-bound organelle which is present in plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal, and bacterial cells. Vacuoles are essentially enclosed compartments which are filled with water containing inorganic and organic mo ...

pushing against the surrounding

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; the vacuole extends along the entire filament except for the growing tip. The

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s are located on the periphery of the cytoplasm with the nuclei aggregating toward the center near the vacuole. It has a hiplontic

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,van den Hoek, C., D.G. Mann, and H.M. Jahns 1995. Algae: an introduction to phycology, pp. 124, 129. Cambridge University Press (623 pp). previously thought to be diplontic.

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Vaucheria acrandra ''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 Pyr ...

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Vaucheria adela ''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 Pyra ...

'' *'' Vaucheria adunca'' *''

Vaucheria aestuarii ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria alaskana ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria amphibia ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria antarctica ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria arcassonensis ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria arechavaletae ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria aversa ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria bermudensis ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria bicornigera ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria bilateralis ''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 Pyra ...

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Vaucheria birostris ''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 Pyr ...

'' *'' Vaucheria borealis'' Hirn, 1900 *'' Vaucheria bursata'' *'' Vaucheria caloundrensis'' *'' Vaucheria canalicularis'' *'' Vaucheria compacta'' *'' Vaucheria conifera'' *'' Vaucheria coronata'' *'' Vaucheria crenulata'' *''

Vaucheria cruciata ''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 circumscription (taxonomy), cir ...

'' *'' Vaucheria dichotoma'' *'' Vaucheria dillwynii'' *'' Vaucheria discoidea'' *'' Vaucheria edaphica'' *'' Vaucheria erythrospora'' *'' Vaucheria folliculata'' *'' Vaucheria fontinalis'' *'' Vaucheria frigida'' *'' Vaucheria gardneri'' *'' Vaucheria geminata'' (Vaucher) De Candolle, 1805 *'' Vaucheria glomerata'' *'' Vaucheria gyrogyna'' *''

Vaucheria hamata ''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 Pyra ...

'' *'' Vaucheria hercyniana'' Rieth, 1974 *'' Vaucheria hookeri'' *'' Vaucheria incurva'' *'' Vaucheria intermedia'' *'' Vaucheria jaoi'' *'' Vaucheria javanica'' *'' Vaucheria jonesii'' *'' Vaucheria karachiensis'' *'' Vaucheria karnaphulii'' *'' Vaucheria leyana'' *'' Vaucheria lii'' *''

Vaucheria litorea ''Vaucheria litorea'' is a species of yellow-green algae (Xanthophyceae). It grows in a filamentous fashion (forming long tubular cells connected end to end). ''V. litorea'' is a common intertidal species of coastal brackish waters and salt mars ...

'' C.Agardh, 1823 *'' Vaucheria longata'' *'' Vaucheria longicaulis'' *'' Vaucheria longipes'' *'' Vaucheria madhuensis'' *'' Vaucheria mayyanadensis'' *'' Vaucheria medusa'' *'' Vaucheria megaspora'' *'' Vaucheria micranthera'' *'' Vaucheria minuta'' *'' Vaucheria mulleola'' *'' Vaucheria nanandra'' *'' Vaucheria nasuta'' *'' Vaucheria orientalis'' *'' Vaucheria orthocarpa'' *'' Vaucheria patagonica'' *'' Vaucheria piloboloides'' *'' Vaucheria polymorpha'' *'' Vaucheria prasadense'' *'' Vaucheria prescottii'' *'' Vaucheria prolifera'' *'' Vaucheria prona'' *'' Vaucheria pronosperma'' *'' Vaucheria pseudogeminata'' *'' Vaucheria pseudomonoica'' *''

Vaucheria racemosa ''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 Pyra ...

'' *'' Vaucheria randhawae'' *'' Vaucheria schleicheri'' *'' Vaucheria sescuplicaria'' *'' Vaucheria sessilis'' (Vaucher) De Candolle, 1805 *''

Vaucheria simplex ''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 circumscription (taxonomy), cir ...

'' *'' Vaucheria subarechavaletae'' *'' Vaucheria submarina'' *'' Vaucheria subsimplex'' *'' Vaucheria synandra'' *'' Vaucheria taylorii'' *'' Vaucheria terrestris'' (Vaucher) De Candolle, 1805 *''

Vaucheria uncinata ''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 circumscription (taxonomy), cir ...

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Vaucheria undulata ''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 circumscription (taxonomy), cir ...

'' *'' Vaucheria velutina'' *''

Vaucheria venkataramanii ''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 Pyra ...

'' *'' Vaucheria verticillata'' *'' Vaucheria vipera'' *'' Vaucheria walzii'' *'' Vaucheria woroniniana'' *''

Vaucheria zapotecana ''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 Pyr ...

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Heterokont genera Xanthophyceae {{Heterokont-stub