Cladophoraceae are a

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green algae The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ...

in the order the

Cladophorales Cladophorales are an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. The earliest known representative is ''Proterocladus antiquus'' from the Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic boundary in North China. The order Cladophorales consists of filamentou ...

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Chaetomorpha ''Chaetomorpha'' is a genus of green algae in the family Cladophoraceae.Guiry, M. D. (2004)''Chaetomorpha''.''In:'' Guiry, M. D. & Guiry, G. M. (2017). AlgaeBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2017. Members of thi ...

'' which has a few members used in saltwater aquariums.

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* Ulvophyceae families {{Ulvophyceae-stub