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Willea
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Oocystaceae
Genus: Willea
Schmidle [1]

Westella is a genus of green algae in the family Oocystaceae. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Willea". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-03-02.