Coelastrum
Encyclopedia
Coelastrum is a genus of algae
in the Scenedesmaceae
family.
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
in the Scenedesmaceae
Scenedesmaceae
A family of green algae in the order chlorococcales. Scenedesmus algae are commonly found in freshwater plankton.Genera in this family include:* Actinastrum* Coelastrum* Crucigenia* Dicellula* Dicloster* Pectodictyon...
family.
Species list
- Coelastrum astroideum
- Coelastrum cambricum
- Coelastrum chodatii
- Coelastrum crenatum
- Coelastrum giganteum
- Coelastrum indicum
- Coelastrum irregulare
- Coelastrum microporum
- Coelastrum morus
- Coelastrum naegelii
- Coelastrum printzii
- Coelastrum probiscideum
- Coelastrum pseudomicroporum
- Coelastrum pulchellum
- Coelastrum pulchrum
- Coelastrum reticulatum
- Coelastrum schizodermaticum
- Coelastrum sphaericum
- Coelastrum stuhlmanii
- Coelastrum triangulare
- Coelastrum verrucosum