''Dendrocystis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 family
Oocystaceae
Oocystaceae is a family (biology), family of green algae, in the class Trebouxiophyceae. Molecular phylogenetic studies mostly (but not always) place the family in the order Chlorellales, as sister to Chlorellaceae. The Type (biology), type genus ...
. There is a single species, ''Dendrocystis raoi''.
''Dendrocystis'' consists of dichotomously branching colonies of cells. It has only been documented once, from a rocky stream in
South India
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of ...
.
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References
External links
AlgaTerra database
Index Nominum Genericorum
Trebouxiophyceae genera
Oocystaceae
Monotypic algae genera
Freshwater algae
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