Sphaerodictyaceae
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Division:Chlorophyta
Class:Chlorophyceae
Order:Chlamydomonadales
Family:Sphaerodictyaceae
C.-C. Jao 1978
C.-C. Jao 1978
| Sphaerodictyaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Sphaerodictyaceae C.-C. Jao 1978 |
| Genera[1] | |
Sphaerodictyaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.[1]
The algae are colonial, freshwater phytoplankton. Cells are spherical, fusiform, or pyramidal, regularly dispersed in a gelatinous matrix with a shape characteristic of the genus. Reproduction occurs by the formation of autospores.[2]
