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Pleurastrum
Sign in to savePleurastrum is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. , it was the only genus in the family Pleurastraceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassPleurastrophyceae
- OrderPleurastrales
- FamilyPleurastraceae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations3
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Pleurastraceae
- Collections
- NY, UTEX
- Recorded in
- United States, Switzerland
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Pleurastrum is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. , it was the only genus in the family Pleurastraceae.
==Species== , AlgaeBase accepted the following species: Pleurastrum insigne Chodat Pleurastrum photoheterotrophicum Metting Pleurastrum sarcinoideum Groover & H.C.Bold Pleurastrum terricola (Bristol) D.M.John
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