Epibolium

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Epibolium
Epibolium dermaticola.jpg
Epibolium dermaticola
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chaetophorales
Family: Chaetophoraceae
Genus: Epibolium
Printz, 1916
Type species
Epibolium dermaticola
Species [1]

Epibolium is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Epibolium taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.