The Desmidiaceae are one of four families of charophyte green algae in the order Desmidiales (desmids).[2]
Desmidiaceae | |
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Micrasterias sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
(unranked): | Charophyta |
Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
Order: | Desmidiales |
Family: | Desmidiaceae Ralfs[1] |
Genera | |
See text. |
Genera accepted by AlgaeBase as of February 2022[update] were:[1]