''Klebsormidium'' is a genus of filamentous
charophyte
Charophyta () is a group of freshwater green algae, called charophytes (), sometimes treated as a division, yet also as a superdivision or an unranked clade. The terrestrial plants, the Embryophyta emerged within Charophyta, possibly from terr ...
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ( Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alg ...
comprising 20 species.
The name was proposed in 1972 to resolve confusion in application and status of Hormidium
and was given for the German botanist
Georg Albrecht Klebs
Georg Albrecht Klebs (23 October 1857 – 15 October 1918) was a German botanist from Neidenburg (Nidzica), Prussia. His brother was the historian Elimar Klebs.
Life
Klebs studied chemistry, philosophy, and art history at the University ...
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The algae occurs mostly in soil and on moist substrates, nevertheless, aquatic and one marine species are also known. Many ''Klebsormidium''-species are able to synthesize substances for UV protection, the so-called mycosporine-like amino acids. The draft genome sequence of ''Klebsormidium flaccidum'' was published in 2014.
Species
The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
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Klebsormidium acidophilum
''Klebsormidium'' is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae comprising 20 species. The name was proposed in 1972 to resolve confusion in application and status of Hormidium and was given for the German botanist Georg Albrecht Klebs.
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Klebsormidium bilatum
''Klebsormidium'' is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae comprising 20 species. The name was proposed in 1972 to resolve confusion in application and status of Hormidium and was given for the German botanist Georg Albrecht Klebs.
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Klebsormidium crenulatum''
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Klebsormidium dissectum''
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Klebsormidium drouetii''
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Klebsormidium elegans''
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Klebsormidium fluitans''
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Klebsormidium fragile''
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Klebsormidium klebsii''
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Klebsormidium lamellosum
''Klebsormidium'' is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae comprising 20 species. The name was proposed in 1972 to resolve confusion in application and status of Hormidium and was given for the German botanist Georg Albrecht Klebs.
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Klebsormidium montanum''
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Klebsormidium mucosum''
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Klebsormidium nitens
''Klebsormidium'' is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae comprising 20 species. The name was proposed in 1972 to resolve confusion in application and status of Hormidium and was given for the German botanist Georg Albrecht Klebs.
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(Previously known as Klebsormidium flaccidum)''
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Klebsormidium pseudostichococcus''
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Klebsormidium scopulinum''
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Klebsormidium sterile''
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Klebsormidium subtile''
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Klebsormidium subtilissimum
''Klebsormidium'' is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae comprising 20 species. The name was proposed in 1972 to resolve confusion in application and status of Hormidium and was given for the German botanist Georg Albrecht Klebs.
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Klebsormidium tribonematoideum
''Klebsormidium'' is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae comprising 20 species. The name was proposed in 1972 to resolve confusion in application and status of Hormidium and was given for the German botanist Georg Albrecht Klebs.
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Notes
References
External links
Imagesof ''Klebsormidium'' at
Algaebase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both marine and freshwater, as well as sea-grass.
History
AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael Guiry. Text was copied from this source, which is ava ...
Charophyta
Charophyta genera
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