Phyllosiphon
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| Phyllosiphon | |
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| Illustration of Phyllosiphon arisari: A, leaf of Arisarum vulgare showing the infection; B, algal branches in the petiole; C, part of algal thallus with aplanospores; D, aplanospores | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Phyllosiphonales |
| Family: | Phyllosiphonaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllosiphon J.G.Kühn, 1878[1] |
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| Phyllosiphon arisari | |
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Phyllosiphon is a genus of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae.[3] Unusually among the green algae, members of Phyllosiphon are often parasitic within the leaves of Araceae, causing necrosis. It has a mostly tropical to subtropical distribution, and is found primarily in the Mediterranean region,[4] but has also been isolated in North America, Australia, Africa,[5] and China.[6]
