Basicladia
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| Basicladia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Cladophorales |
| Family: | Pithophoraceae |
| Genus: | Basicladia W.E.Hoffmann & Tilden |
| Species[1] | |
Basicladia is a genus of green algae in the family Pithophoraceae.[2]
Currently, the type species of Basicladia, B. crassa, is considered a synonym of Arnoldiella crassa; therefore, the genus is synonymous with Arnoldiella.[2] However, there are two species, Basicladia okamurae and Basicladia ramulsosa that are not phylogenetically related to Arnoldiella. No taxonomic combinations have been made.[1]
