Ireksokonia
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| Ireksokonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Ireksokonia K. J. Meyer, 1927 |
| Species: | I. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ireksokonia formosa K. J. Meyer, 1927[1] | |
Ireksokonia is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae. It contains a single species, Ireksokonia formosa, which is endemic to Lake Baikal. It is similar to Stigeoclonium, but is generally larger and has a reticulate chloroplast.[1]
