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Coelastrum
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Coelastrum is a genus of green algae in the Scenedesmaceae family. It is a common component of the phytoplankton in freshwater habitats such as ponds, lakes, waterfalls, and temporary pools of water,[1] particularly eutrophic ones.[2] The genus has a more or less cosmopolitan distribution,[3] although some species appear to have more restricted geographical distributions.[4]
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Coelastrum | |
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coenobium of Coelastrum sp. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Sphaeropleales |
Family: | Scenedesmaceae |
Genus: | Coelastrum Nägeli, 1849 |
Type species | |
Coelastrum sphaericum Nägeli, 1849 | |
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