The Mesotaeniaceae are a small family of unicellular green algae known as the "saccoderm desmids". The Mesotaeniaceae appear to be sister or ancestral to the Zygnemataceae. The desmids are a deep branching group of Zygnemataceae. Spirotaenia was found to be a basal green alga.[1]
Mesotaeniaceae | |
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Cylindrocystis brebissonii | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
(unranked): | Charophyta |
Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
Order: | Zygnematales |
Family: | Mesotaeniaceae Oltmanns |
Genera | |
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The Mesotaeniaceae includes the following genera:[2]
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