| Atractomorpha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Sphaeropleaceae |
| Genus: | Atractomorpha L.Hoffman |
| Species | |
Atractomorpha is a genus in the Sphaeropleaceae, a family of green algae.[1] The genus name is derived from Greek and means "spindle-shaped" or "arrow-shaped",[2] and refers to the shape of the cells.[3]
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Atractomorpha. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Jaeger, Edmund C. (1959). A source-book of biological names and terms. Springfield, Ill: Thomas. ISBN 0-398-06179-3.
- ^ Hoffman, Larry R. (1983). "Atractomorpha echinata gen. et sp. nov., a new anisogamous member of the Sphaeropleaceae (Chlorophyceae)". Journal of Phycology. 19 (1): 76–86. Bibcode:1983JPcgy..19...76H. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3646.1983.00076.x. S2CID 83546430.