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Stigeoclonium
Sign in to saveStigeoclonium is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae. It is a common freshwater genus, found growing attached to various substrates; it has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
- OrderChaetophorales
- FamilyChaetophoraceae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations8
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 608
- With media
- 361
- Family
- Chaetophoraceae
- Collections
- NY, US, UHM, YPM, MICH
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil, Austria
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Ecology
- Taxonomy
- Species list
- References
Stigeoclonium is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae. It is a common freshwater genus, found growing attached to various substrates; it has a cosmopolitan distribution.
There are currently 53 accepted species within this group. However, recent phylogenetics have identified that this group is polyphyletic and will need reassessment.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stigeoclonium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.