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
(
)
- Genus:
Selenastrum
(
)
- Specific epithet:
gracile
- Playfair
- Variety:
minutum
- Botanical name: - Selenastrum gracile var. minutum Playfair
- Variety:
minutum
- Specific epithet:
gracile
- Playfair
- 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
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Notes
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Contributors
- AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Identifiers
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-27784
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13318647
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3491615
