Microthamniales
Encyclopedia
In taxonomy
, the Microthamniales are an order
of green algae
, specifically the Trebouxiophyceae
.
Alpha taxonomy
Alpha taxonomy is the discipline concerned with finding, describing and naming species of living or fossil organisms. This field is supported by institutions holding collections of these organisms, with relevant data, carefully curated: such institutes include natural history museums, herbaria and...
, the Microthamniales are an order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of green algae
Green algae
The green algae are the large group of algae from which the embryophytes emerged. As such, they form a paraphyletic group, although the group including both green algae and embryophytes is monophyletic...
, specifically the Trebouxiophyceae
Trebouxiophyceae
In taxonomy, the Trebouxiophyceae are a class of green algae, in the division Chlorophyta.-Links to scientific databases:...
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