Scenedesmaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. Scenedesmus algae are commonly found in freshwater plankton. The former family Coelastraceae is considered a synonym of Scenedesmaceae.
The family has existed since at least the Cretaceous period, as evidenced by amber deposits from France containing the genus Enallax.
Description Algae in the family Scenedesmaceae consist of coenobia with flat or curved shapes, or sometimes three-dimensional clusters.
Genera Genera in this family include:
Acutodesmus Asterarcys Astrocladium Chodatodesmus Closteriococcus Coelastrella Coelastropsis Coelastrum Comasiella Crucigeniopsis Danubia Desmodesmus Dimorphococcus Enallax Flechtneria Gilbertsmithia Hariotina Hofmania Hylodesmus Komarekia Lauterborniella Neodesmus Pectinodesmus Pseudodidymocystis Pseudotetrastrum Scenedesmus Schistochilium Schmidledesmus Schroederiella Scotiellopsis Soropediastrum Staurogenia Steinedesmus Tetradesmus Tetrallantos Tetranephris Tetrastrum Truncatulus Verrucodesmus Westella Westellopsis Willea Yadavaea
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