| Westella | |
|---|---|
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| Westella botryoides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Scenedesmaceae |
| Genus: | Westella De Wildermann, 1897 |
| Type species | |
| Westella botryoides | |
| Species [1] | |
Westella is a genus of green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae. [1]
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