Closterium

Closterium
Closterium sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Zygnematophyceae
Order: Desmidiales
Family: Closteriaceae
Genus: Closterium
Nitzsch ex Ralfs, 1848
Species

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Closterium is a genus of desmid, a group of charophyte green algae.[1] It is placed in the family Closteriaceae.[2] Species of Closterium are a common component of freshwater microalgae flora worldwide.[3]

  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Closterium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bicudo_and_Menezes2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bellinger_and_Sigee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).