Sphaeropleaceae
Sphaeropleaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales.
The Sphaeropleaceae consists of solitary cells or filaments of cells. They are coenocytic, and reproduce asexually via zoospores or sexually via anisogamy or oogamy.
5 branches of this family, most-observed first
Ankyra
genusAnkyra
Radiofilum
genusRadiofilum
Sphaeroplea
genusSphaeroplea
Atractomorpha
genusAtractomorpha
Characiopodium
genusCharaciopodium
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 736026.