Desmidiaceae

The Desmidiaceae are one of four families of charophyte green algae in the order Desmidiales (desmids). Desmids in the family Desmidiaceae consist of single-celled (sometimes filamentous or colonial), microscopic green algae. Because they are highly symmetrical, attractive, and come in a diversity of forms, they are popular subjects for microscopists, both amateur and professional.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Desmidiaceae is referenced by 41 other articles, and connects out to plant, International Standard Book Number and Wikidata.

It sits within the topics Desmidiaceae and Zygnematophyceae families.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

チリモ科

FAMILY

KingdomPlantae
PhylumCharophyta
ClassZygnematophyceae
OrderZygnematales
FamilyDesmidiaceae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded10,294

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 55
With media: 48
Family: Desmidiaceae
Collections: NY, US, MEL
Recorded in: United States, Greenland, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, Norway

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Desmidiales
Image: Micrasterias2.jpg

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taxon name: Desmidiaceae
taxon rank: family
Commons category: Desmidiaceae
topic's main category: Category:Desmidiaceae
AlgaeBase URL: www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/detail/?taxonid=4979
taxon common name: チリモ科

Sources (1)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Description
Genera
References

Within the desmids (Desmidiales), Desmidiaceae contains tens of genera and thousands of species, making it by far the largest family. Desmidiaceae includes some of the largest and most complex desmid genera, such as Micrasterias, Cosmarium, Staurastrum, and Euastrum.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Desmidiaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.