Cladophoraceae
Cladophoraceae are a family of green algae in the order the Cladophorales. This family includes notably the genus Chaetomorpha which has a few members used in saltwater aquariums.
Members of the Cladophoraceae are mostly found in marine or brackish habitats; a few taxa are found in freshwater habitats.
10 branches of this family, most-observed first
Cladophora
genusCladophora
Chaetomorpha
genusChaetomorpha
Rhizoclonium
genusRhizoclonium
Lychaete
genusLychaete
Pseudorhizoclonium
genusPseudorhizoclonium
Spongiochrysis
genusSpongiochrysis
Willeella
genusWilleella
Lola
genusLola
Rama
genusRama
Conferva
genusConferva
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51431.