Stylobryon
Genus of algae
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Stylobryon is a monotypic genus of golden algae in the family Dinobryaceae. It has one known species Stylobryon insignis Fromental, 1874.[1]
| Stylobryon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Chrysophyceae |
| Order: | Chromulinales |
| Family: | Dinobryaceae |
| Genus: | Stylobryon Fromentel |
| Species: | S. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stylobryon insignis Fromental, 1874 | |
Stylobryon has been found in numerous lakes, notably Lake Erie.[2]
In 1866, Alfred Cheatham Stokes,[3] described Stylobryon abbottii in North America.[4] This is now accepted as Poteriodendron petiolatum var. abbottii (A.Stokes) Playfair, 1921.[5]
