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Desmidiaceae
Family

Full scientific name

Desmidiaceae Kützing, 1833 ex Ralfs, 1845

Currently classified as a weed
No

This family is in the order:

Desmidiales
Order

The family Desmidiaceae includes:

Actinotaenium
Genus
Cosmarium
Genus
Desmidium
Genus
Euastrum
Genus
Haplotaenium
Genus
Micrasterias
Genus
Onychonema
Genus
Phymatodocis
Genus
Staurastrum
Genus
Staurodesmus
Genus
Xanthidium
Genus
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