Atractomorpha (alga)
| Atractomorpha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Sphaeropleaceae |
| Genus: | Atractomorpha L.Hoffman |
| Species | |
Atractomorpha is a genus in the Sphaeropleaceae, a family of green algae.[1] The genus name is derived from the Greek and means something like "spindle-shaped" or "arrow-shaped".[2] This apparently refers to the shape of the cells.
References
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Atractomorpha. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Jaeger, Edmund C. (1959). A source-book of biological names and terms. Springfield, Ill: Thomas. ISBN 0-398-06179-3.
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