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Elakatothrix
Sign in to saveElakatothrix is a genus of green algae in the class Klebsormidiophyceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumCharophyta
- ClassKlebsormidiophyceae
- OrderKlebsormidiales
- FamilyElakatotrichaceae
Habitatfreshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Elakatotrichaceae
- Collections
- US, UTEX
- Recorded in
- Sweden, Austria, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
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- List of species
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Elakatothrix is a genus of green algae in the class Klebsormidiophyceae.
== Etymology == Genus name Elakatothrix is composed of elakato- prefix, "spindle", and –thrix suffix, "thread", literally "spindle thread", in reference to the tapered shape of individual cell of the colonial algae.
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