Mougeotia

Mougeotia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Zygnematophyceae
Order: Zygnematales
Family: Zygnemataceae
Genus: Mougeotia
C.Agardh, 1824
Type species
Mougeotia genuflexa
(Roth) C.Agardh, 1824[1]
Species

See text.

Mougeotia is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales. It is a common component of freshwater aquatic habitats around the world.[2] Described in 1824 by Carl Adolph Agardh,[1] its name honors the French botanist Jean-Baptiste Mougeot.[3]

  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Mougeotia". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hall2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Shayler, Hannah; Siver, Peter A. (2004). "Mougeotia". Carolina Lucid Key to Freshwater Algae. Connecticut College. Retrieved 2023-05-17.