Dendrocystis
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| Dendrocystis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorellales |
| Family: | Oocystaceae |
| Genus: | Dendrocystis Iyengar[1] |
| Species: | D. raoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrocystis raoi Iyengar, 1962[1] | |
Dendrocystis is a genus of green algae, in the family Oocystaceae. There is a single species, Dendrocystis raoi.[1]
Dendrocystis consists of dichotomously branching colonies of cells. It has only been documented once, from a rocky stream in South India.[1]
