Ireksokonia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Chaetophorales |
Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
Genus: | Ireksokonia K. J. Meyer, 1927 |
Species: | I. formosa |
Binomial name | |
Ireksokonia formosa K. J. Meyer, 1927 [1] | |
Ireksokonia is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae. It contains a single species, Ireksokonia formosa, which is endemic to Lake Baikal. It is similar to Stigeoclonium , but is generally larger and has a reticulate chloroplast. [1]