Ireksokonia

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Ireksokonia
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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]

References

  1. 1 2 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Ireksokonia K.I.Meyer, 1927". AlgaeBase . University of Galway . Retrieved 2025-03-09.