| Chaetopeltidaceae | |
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| Chaetopeltis orbicularis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetopeltidales |
| Family: | Chaetopeltidaceae G.S. West, 1904 |
| Genera [1] | |
Chaetopeltidaceae are a small family of green algae in the order Chaetopeltidales. [1]
A current hypothesis of the phylogenetic relationships are as follows: [2] [3] [4]
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Phylogenetic analyses also place Pseudulvella americana as closely related to Chaetopeltis; taxonomic revisions are necessary. [5]