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Desmidiaceae Kützing, 1833 ex Ralfs, 1845

104304  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104304)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Charophyta (Phylum)
  4. Zygnematophyceae (Class)
  5. Desmidiales (Order)
  6. Desmidiaceae (Family)
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  1. Genus Actinodontum S. Alfinito & P.F.M. Coesel, 2013
  2. Genus Actinotaenium (Nägeli) Schellenberg, 1897
  3. Genus Allorgeia L. Gauthier-Lièvre, 1958
  4. Genus Amscottia Groenblad, 1954
  5. Genus Arthrorhabdium C.G. Ehrenberg, 1869
  6. Genus Asteroxanthium F.T. Kützing, 1849
  7. Genus Bambusina Kützing ex Kützing, 1849
  8. Genus Bourrellyodesmus Compère, 1977
  9. Genus Brachytheca A.A. Gontcharov & M. Watanabe, 1999
  10. Genus Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs, 1848
  11. Genus Cosmocladium Brébisson, 1856
  12. Genus Croasdalea C.E.M. Bicudo & C.T.J. Mercante, 1993
  13. Genus Cruciangulum D.B. Williamson, 1999
  14. Genus Desmidium C.A. Agardh ex Ralfs, 1848
  15. Genus Didymidium P.F. Reinsch, 1867
  16. Genus Docidiopsis M. Raciborski, 1889
  17. Genus Docidium Brébisson ex Ralfs, 1848
  18. Genus Euastridium W. West & G.S. West, 1907
  19. Genus Euastrum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1848
  20. Genus Groenbladia Teiling, 1952
  21. Genus Haplotaenium T. Bando, 1988
  22. Genus Heimansia Coesel, 1993
  23. Genus Hyalotheca Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1848
  24. Genus Ichthyocercus W. West & G.S. West, 1897
  25. Genus Ichthyodontum A.M. Scott & G.W. Prescott, 1956
  26. Genus Leuronema G.C. Wallich, 1860
  27. Genus Mateola R. Salisbury, 1936
  28. Genus Micrasterias C.A. Agardh ex Ralfs, 1848
  29. Genus Onychonema G.C. Wallich, 1860
  30. Genus Oocardium Nägeli, 1849
  31. Genus Phycastrum Kützing ex Kützing, 1849
  32. Genus Phymatodocis Nordstedt, 1877
  33. Genus Pleurosicyos A.K.J. Corda ex O. Kuntze, 1898
  34. Genus Pleurotaenium Nägeli, 1849
  35. Genus Prescottiella C.E.M. Bicudo, 1976
  36. Genus Schizacanthum (P.M. Lundell) N. Wille in Engler & Prantl, 1890
  37. Genus Sphaerozosma Corda ex Ralfs, 1848
  38. Genus Spinocosmarium G.W. Prescott & A.M. Scott, 1942
  39. Genus Spondylosium Brébisson ex Kützing, 1849
  40. Genus Staurastrum Meyen ex Ralfs, 1848
  41. Genus Stauroceras Kützing ex Kützing, 1849
  42. Genus Staurodesmus Teiling, 1948
  43. Genus Streptonema Wallich, 1860
  44. Genus Teilingia Bourrelly, 1964
  45. Genus Tetmemorus Ralfs ex Ralfs, 1848
  46. Genus Trapezodesmus Kufferath, 1932
  47. Genus Triplastrum Iyengar & Ramanathan, 1942
  48. Genus Triploceras J.W. Bailey, 1851
  49. Genus Vincularia K. Fuciková & J. Kastovsky, 2009
  50. Genus Xanthidium Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1848
  51. Genus Glaeoprium Berkeley, MS. (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  52. Genus Haplozyga (C.F.O. Nordstedt) M. Raciborski, 1895 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Misspelling)
  53. Genus Pithiscus Kützing, 1849 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  54. Genus Stephanoxanthium Kützing, 1849 (uncertain > nomen dubium, possibly invalid (?no type species designated))
  55. Genus Trigonocystis Hassall, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  56. Genus Xanthidiastrum Delponte (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  57. Genus Colpopelta Corda, 1834 accepted as Actinotaenium (Nägeli) Schellenberg, 1897 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, pre-starting point name, also nomen nudum)
  58. Genus Aptogonum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1848 accepted as Desmidium C.A. Agardh ex Ralfs, 1848
  59. Genus Arthrodesmus Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1848 accepted as Staurodesmus Teiling, 1948 (synonym)
  60. Genus Calocylindrus (C. Nägeli) O. Kirchner, 1878 accepted as Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs, 1848 (synonym)
  61. Genus Cosmaridium F. Gay, 1884
  62. Genus Cosmoastrum G.M. Palamar'-Mordvintseva, 1976 accepted as Staurastrum Meyen ex Ralfs, 1848
  63. Genus Cylindriastrum (W.B. Turner) G.M. Palamar'-Mordvintseva, 1976
  64. Genus Dictyocystis Lagerheim, 1890 accepted as Cosmocladium Brébisson, 1856 (synonym)
  65. Genus Didymocladon J. Ralfs, 1848 accepted as Staurastrum Meyen ex Ralfs, 1848
  66. Genus Didymoprium Kützing ex J. Ralfs, 1848
  67. Genus Disphinctium Nägeli, 1849 accepted as Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs, 1848 (Misspelling of Disphinctum, latter now = Cosmarium)
  68. Genus Dysphinctium Nägeli, 1849 accepted as Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs, 1848
  69. Genus Echinella Acharius in F. Weber & D.M.H. Mohr, 1810
  70. Genus Eucosmium (Nägeli) Cedergren, 1933 accepted as Euastrum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1848
  71. Genus Gymnodesmus Trevisan, 1848 (nomen rejiciendum)
  72. Genus Gymnozyga Ehrenberg ex Kützing, 1849 accepted as Bambusina Kützing ex Kützing, 1849 (nomen rejiciendum)
  73. Genus Holacanthum (P.M. Lundell) N. Wille in Engler & Prantl, 1890
  74. Genus Holocystis Hassall ex Wallich, 1876
  75. Genus Leptozosma W.B. Turner, 1885 accepted as Desmidium C.A. Agardh ex Ralfs, 1848
  76. Genus Nothocosmarium Raciborski, 1889 accepted as Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs, 1848
  77. Genus Octacanthium (Hansgirg) P. Compère, 1996 accepted as Staurodesmus Teiling, 1948
  78. Genus Oöcardium C. Nägeli, 1849 accepted as Oocardium Nägeli, 1849
  79. Genus Pachyphorium G.M. Palamar-Mordintseva, 1980 accepted as Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs, 1848
  80. Genus Pentasterias Ehrenberg, 1836 accepted as Staurastrum Meyen ex Ralfs, 1848
  81. Genus Pleurenterium (P.M. Lundell) G. Lagerheim, 1888 accepted as Staurastrum Meyen ex Ralfs, 1848
  82. Genus Pleurotaeniopsis (P.M. Lundell) G. Lagerheim, 1887
  83. Genus Scottia Grönblad, 1954 accepted as Amscottia Groenblad, 1954 (nom. illeg.)
  84. Genus Strephocystis Corda, 1839 accepted as Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs, 1848
  85. Genus Tessarthonia Turpin, 1828 accepted as Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs, 1848 (probable synonym)
  86. Genus Tetrachastrum R.V. Dixon, 1859
  87. Genus Ursinella O. Kuntze, 1891
  88. Genus Zygoxanthium C.G. Ehrenberg ex F.T. Kützing, 1849 accepted as Xanthidium Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1848 (synonym)
  89. Genus Amblyactinium (Nägeli) Cramer in Rabenhorst, 1863 (uncertain, unassessed)
  90. Genus Astrocosmium Stockmayer, 1888 (uncertain, unassessed)
  91. Genus Baccinellula Weyland, 1963 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  92. Genus Closterimopsis L.M. Yin & Z.P. Li, 1978 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  93. Genus Cosmostaurastrum F.E. Fritsch, 1953 (uncertain, unassessed)
  94. Genus Desmidopsis L.M. Yin & Z.P. Li, 1978 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  95. Genus Dichotomum W. West & G.S. West, 1896 (uncertain, unassessed)
  96. Genus Hoplozyga (C.F.O. Nordstedt) M. Raciborski, 1895 (uncertain, unassessed)
  97. Genus Isthmosira Kützing, 1945 (uncertain, possibly invalid (?no type species designated))
  98. Genus Mesotrema A.J.C. Corda, 1839 (uncertain, requires further investigation (AlgaeBase))
  99. Genus Peniella Beck-Mannagetta, 1927 (uncertain, unassessed)
  100. Genus Polysolenia C.G. Ehrenberg ex F.T. Kützing, 1849 (uncertain, unassessed)
  101. Genus Raphidiastrum Palamar-Mordvintseva, 1976 (uncertain, unassessed)
  102. Genus Stehanoxanthium F.T. Kützing, 1849 (uncertain, unassessed)
  103. Genus Stenixys T.M. Harris, 1938 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  104. Genus Temperea Bougon, 1896 (uncertain, unassessed)
  105. Genus Tessararthra C.G. Ehrenberg ex A. Braun, 1855 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Desmidiaceae Kützing, 1833 ex Ralfs, 1845. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104304 on 2024-04-20
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2007-03-12 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2012-01-23 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2021-02-20 05:16:01Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

taxonomy source Guiry, M. D.; Guiry, G. M. AlgaeBase (2020 version). , available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]   

current name source Guiry, M. D.; Guiry, G. M. AlgaeBase (2020 version). , available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Bourelly 1972, Benton (1993) [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Plantae (Kingdom) > Thallobionta (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Chlorophyceae (Class) > Zygnematales (Order) > Desmidiineae (Suborder) > Desmidiaceae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Found in FW around the world (Bourelly 1972), but includes fossil marine genera - Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): B; stratigraphic range: Devonian (Eifelian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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