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Xanthidium
Sign in to saveXanthidium is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.
Species
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KINGDOM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumCharophyta
- ClassZygnematophyceae
- OrderDesmidiales
- FamilyDesmidiaceae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations1,110
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 42
- With media
- 31
- Family
- Desmidiaceae
- Collections
- NY, YPM, FH, MICH, US, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Poland, United States, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Sweden, France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Desmidiaceae
- Image
- Xanthidium.jpg
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- taxon name
- Xanthidium
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Xanthidium
- taxon common name
- サンチジウム属
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Identification
- Habitat
- References
- External links
Xanthidium is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.
The name Xanthidium is a diminutive of Xanthium, and presumably refers to its spines, reminiscent of the prickly fruits of Xanthium.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Xanthidium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.