Feistiellaceae
| Feistiellaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Nitellopsis obtusa, included in some circumscriptions of the family | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae |
| Order: | Charales |
| Family: | Schudack[1] |
| Genera | |
Feistiellaceae is a family of freshwater green algae in the order Charales.[1]
Genera
As of February 2022, AlgaeBase and Fossilworks accepted three genera:[1][2]
- †Amblyochara Grambast – 6 species
- †Feistiella Schudack – 8 species
- Nitellopsis Hy – 24 species
With this circumscription, the family as a whole is not extinct, since Nitellopsis contains living (extant) species, including the widely dispersed Nitellopsis obtusa.[3] Other sources place Nitellopsis in the family Characeae,[4][5] leaving Feistiellaceae with only extinct genera.
References
- ^ a b c Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Feistiellaceae", AlgaeBase, University of Galway, retrieved 2022-02-21
- ^ "†family Feistiellaceae Schudack 1993", Fossilworks, retrieved 2022-02-21
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M, "Nitellopsis obtusa", AlgaeBase, University of Galway, retrieved 2022-02-21
- ^ "Characeae Agardh", Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG), retrieved 2022-02-20
- ^ "Nitellopsis Hy", NBN Atlas, retrieved 2022-02-21