Mesostigmatophyceae
Single-genus class of basal green algae
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The Mesostigmatophyceae are a class of basal green algae found in freshwater.[3][4][5] In a narrow circumscription, the class contains a single genus, Mesostigma.[6] AlgaeBase then places the class within its circumscription of Charophyta.[1] A clade containing Chlorokybus and Spirotaenia may either be added,[7][8][9][10][11][12] or treated as a sister, with Chlorokybus placed in a separate class, Chlorokybophyceae.[13] When broadly circumscribed, Mesostigmatophyceae may be placed as sister to all other green algae, or as sister to all Streptophyta.[14][15][16]
Clade:Archaeplastida
Clade:Viridiplantae
Division:Charophyta
Class:Mesostigmatophyceae
Marin & Melkonian, 1999[1][2]
Marin & Melkonian, 1999[1][2]
| Mesostigmatophyceae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Mesostigma viride | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Charophyta |
| Class: | Mesostigmatophyceae Marin & Melkonian, 1999[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Mesostigma viride Lauterborn | |
