Aphanochaete
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| Aphanochaete | |
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| Aphanochaete repens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Aphanochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Aphanochaete A. Braun, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Aphanochaete repens A. Braun, 1850 | |
| Species[1] | |
Aphanochaete is a genus of green algae in the family Aphanochaetaceae. The name Aphanochaete was given by Alexander Braun in 1850.[1] The genus was actually described one year earlier by Carl Nägeli as Herposteiron, but the name Aphanochaete has been conserved against Herposteiron.[1][2]
Aphanochaete is a common epiphyte or aquatic plants or filamentous algae, such as Cladophora and Oedogonium. It is found in freshwater (rarely brackish water), particularly eutrophic and hard water,[3] and has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
