| Elakatothrix | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Klebsormidiophyceae |
| Order: | Klebsormidiales |
| Family: | Elakatotrichaceae |
| Genus: | Elakatothrix Wille, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Elakatothrix gelatinosa Wille, 1898 | |
| Species | |
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Elakatothrix is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Klebsormidiophyceae. [1]
Genus name Elakatothrix is composed of elakato- prefix, "spindle", and –thrix suffix, "thread", literally "spindle thread", [2] in reference to the tapered shape of individual cell of the colonial algae.
Chromulinales is an order of Chrysophyceae, golden-brown algae or golden algae. It was first identified and defined by Adolf Pascher (1881–1945) in 1910.
Eustigmatophytes are a small group of eukaryotic forms of algae that includes marine, freshwater and soil-living species.
Pyramimonadales are an order of green algae in the Chlorophyta. The chloroplasts of phototrophic euglenids probably came from endosymbiosis with a member of this order.
Chlamydomonadaceae is a family of algae within the order Chlamydomonadales. Traditionally, it has been defined as containing single-celled flagellates with a cell wall.
Dunaliellaceae is a family of algae in the order Chlamydomonadales.
Oocystaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlorellales. The type genus is Oocystis.
The Tetrasporaceae are a family of green algae, specifically of the Chlamydomonadales. They are found in freshwater habitats.
Kirchneriella is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. It is found in freshwater habitats, as phytoplankton or metaphyton.
Lagerheimia is a genus of green algae in the family Oocystaceae. It is commonly found in freshwater habitats all over the world, although some species are rare and have only been recorded from Europe or the United States.
Micractinium is a genus of green algae in the family Chlorellaceae. Species of the genus Micractinium are common in freshwater habitats. A few species are found as endosymbionts of protozoa, such as Micractinium conductrix and Micractinium tetrahymenae.
Schroederia is a genus of green algae in the family Schroederiaceae. Schroederiaceae is a monotypic taxon; Schroederia is its only genus.
Scourfieldia is a genus of green algae in the family Scourfieldiaceae. Cardiomonas Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
Characiaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. It contains epiphytic or planktonic algae that are unicellular or colonial. The cells are heteropolar, with basal and apical ends having different shapes. The daughter cells are often retained in the cell wall of the old mother cell, whose cell wall becomes gelatinized.
Radiococcaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales.
Characiella is a genus of green algae in the family Characiaceae, containing the single species Characiella rukwae.
Lanceola is a genus of green algae in the family Characiaceae, containing a single species, Lanceola spatulifera. It is found in freshwater habitats.
Phaeothamniophycidae is a subclass of heterokont algae. It contains two orders, Phaeothamniales and Pleurochloridellales, and consists of species separated from Chrysophyceae.
Wilhelm Vischer was a Swiss botanist whose areas of interest were algae and spermatophytes.
Gilbert Morgan Smith was a botanist and phycologist, who worked primarily on the algae. He was best known for his books, particularly the Freshwater Algae of the United States, the Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula and the two volumes of Cryptogamic Botany.
Chlorolobion, sometimes spelled Chlorolobium, is a genus of algae belonging to the family Selenastraceae. The species of this genus are found in freshwater habitats in Europe and America.
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