Raphidocelis
Raphidocelis is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. They are found in freshwater habitats.
One species, Raphidocelis subcapitata, is a common model organism in the field of toxicology, where it is used as a bioassay. It was previously known as Selenastrum capricornutum, a name later shown to be incorrect.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Raphidocelis contorta
speciesRaphidocelis contorta
Raphidocelis danubiana
speciesRaphidocelis danubiana
Raphidocelis van-goorii
speciesRaphidocelis van-goorii
Raphidocelis subcapitata
speciesRaphidocelis subcapitata
Raphidocelis sigmoidea
speciesRaphidocelis sigmoidea
Raphidocelis microscopica
speciesRaphidocelis microscopica
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 968643.