Biology:Pithophora
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Short description: Genus of algae
| Pithophora | |
|---|---|
| Pithophora roettleri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Cladophorales |
| Family: | Pithophoraceae |
| Genus: | Pithophora Wittrock |
| Species | |
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Pithophora is a genus of green algae in the family Pithophoraceae.[1]
This kind of filamentous algae has a coarse texture to it hence often referred to as "horse hair".
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Pithophora. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q7198948 entry

