| Microthamniaceae | |
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| Microthamnion sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Microthamniales M.Melkonian |
| Family: | Microthamniaceae G.S.West |
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Microthamniaceae is a family of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae. It is the only family in the order Microthamniales.
Currently, there are two accepted genera within the family, Coleochlamys and Microthamnion. The two genera are sister to each other in molecular phylogenetic analyses, but share little in common morphologically. Microthamnion consists of branched filaments of cells, and is common worldwide in freshwater habitats. Meanwhile, Coleochlamys is an uncommon genus consisting of irregularly club-shaped cells, and is an uncommon, cold-tolerant alga of freshwater or terrestrial habitats.
References
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Microthamniaceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- See the NCBI webpage on Microthamniales. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- Barcytė, Dovilė; Hodač, Ladislav; Eliáš, Marek (2021). "Settling the identity and phylogenetic position of the psychrotolerant green algal genus Coleochlamys (Trebouxiophyceae)". Phycologia. 60 (2): 135–147. Bibcode:2021Phyco..60..135B. doi:10.1080/00318884.2021.1871825.
- Redkina, V.V.; Temraleeva, A.D.; Portnaya, E.A.; Shalygina, R.R. "Morphology and phylogeny of the microalga Coleochlamys apoda (Microthamniales, Chlorophyta)". Microbiology. 91 (1): 45–55. doi:10.1134/S0026261722010118.
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| Microthamniales | |
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