Chaetophora (alga) explained

Chaetophora is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae.

Taxonomy

The similar genus Chaetophoropsis was created in 2019 to include species that form globose thalli.[1]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1111/jpy.12803 . Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Chaetophora (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta), including descriptions of Chaetophoropsis aershanensis gen. et sp. nov. . 2018 . Liu . Benwen . Xiong . Qian . Liu . Xudong . Liu . Guoxiang . Hu . Zhengyu . Journal of Phycology . 55 . 1 . 74–83 . 30347440 . 53036768 .