Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Chlorophyta
(
)
- Auct.
- Green Algae
- Subphylum:
Chlorophytina
(
)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Tetraphytae
(
)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Class:
Chlorophyceae
(
)
- T. Christensen, 1994
- Order:
Chlorococcales
(
)
- Family:
Oocystaceae
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)
- Genus:
Selenastrum
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)
- Specific epithet:
capricornutum
- Printz
- Botanical name: - Selenastrum capricornutum Printz
- Specific epithet:
capricornutum
- Printz
- Genus:
Selenastrum
(
- Family:
Oocystaceae
(
- Order:
Chlorococcales
(
- Class:
Chlorophyceae
(
- Infraphylum:
Tetraphytae
(
- Subphylum:
Chlorophytina
(
- Phylum:
Chlorophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D.
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Selenastrum
There are approximately 12 species in this genus:
S. acuminatum · S. americanum · S. bibraianum · S. capricornutum · S. gracile · S. gracile minutum · S. gracile var. minutum · S. minutum · S. obesum · S. obesum aperta · S. obesum var. aperta · S. westii
Bibliography
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More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- AlgaeBase
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 15, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 15, 2008:
- NLBIF: Limnodata
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2638594
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-51868
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13296244
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 200853
