Pithophoraceae

Pithophoraceae
Marimo, Aegagropila linnaei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Cladophorales
Family:	Pithophoraceae Wittrock
Genera [1]
Aegagropila Aegagropilopsis Arnoldiella Basicladia Chaetocladiella Chaetonella Chlorocladiella Cladogonium Cladostroma Dermatophyton Gemmiphora Pithophora Wittrockiella

Pithophoraceae is a family of green algae in the order Cladophorales. ^[1]

A hypothesis of the phylogenetic relationships between taxa are as follows (not all genera are included due to lack of molecular data): ^[2]

	Wittrockiella Basicladia okamurae Basicladia ramulosa Arnoldiella Aegagropila Pithophora Aegagropilopsis Chlorocladiella

See also

• Aegagropila linnaei , a Pithophoraceae species that grows into large green velvety balls

References

1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Pithophoraceae". AlgaeBase . University of Galway . Retrieved 2025-07-10.
2. Zhu, Huan; Sun, Hui; Zhao, Zhijuan; Liu, Xudong; Liu, Benwen; Hu, Zhengyu; Leliaert, Frederik; Liu, Guoxiang (2020). "Chlorocladiella gen. nov. (Pithophoraceae, Cladophorales, Chlorophyta), Including Four New Species from Various Freshwater Habitats in China". Journal of Phycology. 56 (4): 895–907. doi:10.1111/jpy.12991. PMID   32180225.