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Cosmocladium

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Cosmocladium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Zygnematophyceae
Order: Desmidiales
Family: Desmidiaceae
Genus: Cosmocladium
Brébisson 1856
Species

Cosmocladium is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.[1] Currently there are 7 accepted species, though there are 11 described.[2] The holotype is Cosmocladium pulchellum Brébisson described in 1856.[2]

References

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  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Cosmocladium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Cosmocladium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
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