Biology:Pithophora
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Short description: Genus of algae
Pithophora | |
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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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pithophora.
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