Chlorangiella
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| Chlorangiella | |
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| Chlorangiella pygmaea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Chlorangiellaceae |
| Genus: | Chlorangiella De Toni[1] |
| Type species | |
| Chlorangiella pygmaea (Ehrenberg) P.C.Silva[1] | |
| Species[1] | |
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Chlorangiella is a genus of microscopic green algae, the type genus of the family Chlorangiellaceae.[1] The name Chlorangiella was coined by Giovanni Battista de Toni in 1889.[1] It is a nomen novum for Chlorangium F.Stein.[1]
Species of Chlorangiella are attached via stalks to freshwater algae, crustaceans, rotifers, or insect larvae.[2] They can attach to the substrate, such as the copepod Cyclops, in such large quantities as to make them appear green.[3] They have been recorded from many continents, mostly in temperate habitats.[1]
