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Scenedesmaceae

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Scenedesmaceae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Scenedesmaceae
Oltmanns, 1904
Genera

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Green algae, Scenedesmus
Green algae, Crucigenia

Scenedesmaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. Scenedesmus algae are commonly found in freshwater plankton. The former family Coelastraceae is considered a synonym of Scenedesmaceae.[1]

The family has existed since at least the Cretaceous period, as evidenced by amber deposits from France containing the genus Enallax.[2]

Description

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Algae in the family Scenedesmaceae consist of coenobia with flat or curved shapes, or sometimes three-dimensional clusters.[3]

Genera

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Genera in this family include:[4]

References

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  1. "Coelastraceae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Girard, Vincent (2009). "Evidence of Scenedesmaceae (Chlorophyta) from 100 million-year-old amber". Geodiversitas. 31 (1): 145–151. doi:10.5252/g2009n1a13. S2CID 129466659. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. Hegewald, Eberhard; Wolf, Matthias; Keller, Alexander; Friedl, Thomas; Krienitz, Lothar (2010). "ITS2 sequence-structure phylogeny in the Scenedesmaceae with special reference to Coelastrum (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae), including the new genera Comasiella and Pectinodesmus". Phycologia. 49 (4): 325–335. doi:10.2216/09-61.1. S2CID 85145401.
  4. "Protist Images: Chlorophyta". Protist Information Server. Retrieved 2007-09-19.