Algal factsheet: Vaucheria (Vaucheriaceae)
Diagnostic features
Long branching xanthophycean filaments. Filaments are siphonous (lacking cross-walls, and containing numerous nuclei and small yellow-green chloroplasts). The siphons often break during examination, releasing clouds of chloroplasts. Forms dark green felt-like mats.Typical habitats
Slow-flowing waters or in damp marginal habitats, including low light locationsNotes
Common along stream margins above the water.Classification
Kingdom | Chromista |
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Phylum | Ochrophyta |
Subphylum | Phaeista |
Class | Xanthophyceae |
Order | Vaucheriales |
Family | Vaucheriaceae |
Common name | Yellow-green algae |