Xanthophyceae

class of algae

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.

Botrydium is a genus of thalloid algae. Specimens can reach around 2 mm in size and produce tetraspores.

species of alga

Botrydiaceae is a family of yellow-green algae comprising 13 species in three genera. It is the only family in the order Botrydiales.

Characiopsis is a genus of yellow-green algae in the family Characiopsidaceae.