Selenastrum
Sign in to saveSelenastrum is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. It is common in freshwater habitats around the world. Most species prefer temperate or warm-temperate waters.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
- OrderSphaeropleales
- FamilySelenastraceae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Selenastraceae
- Collections
- LD, NY, IPA/SP, UTEX
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil
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- Parent taxon
- Selenastraceae
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Selenastrum is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. It is common in freshwater habitats around the world. Most species prefer temperate or warm-temperate waters.
The genus was circumscribed by the German phycologist Paul Friedrich Reinsch in 1866. The name Selenastrum comes from the Greek roots selene, meaning "moon", and astron, meaning "star".
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