''Pseudochaete'' is 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 family

Chaetophoraceae Chaetophoraceae is a family (biology), family of green algae in the order Chaetophorales. Members of the family are variously semi-terrestrial to aquatic in habitat, and consist of branched filaments in two parts, a prostrate system of filaments ...

. However, this genus is not recognized by all authorities, sometimes being considered part of genus '' Stigeoclonium''. The name ''Pseudochaete'', published by T. Wagner & M. Fischer in 2002, is also used for a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hymenochaetaceae and formerly part of genus ''

Hymenochaete ''Hymenochaete'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions. The name probably means ''long-haired membrane'' from the Greek ''hymen'' meaning ''membrane'' and ''ch ...

'' described by

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. According to

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, the fungus name is illegitimate (and the algal genus has priority) but its use is widespread. ''Pseudochaete'' consists of heterotrichous, uniseriate filaments. The basal part of the thallus is prostrate, from which erect filaments emerge. Prostrate filaments are short, branched, with cells containing a nucleus and a parietal

chloroplast A chloroplast () is a type of membrane-bound organelle, organelle known as a plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant cell, plant and algae, algal cells. Chloroplasts have a high concentration of chlorophyll pigments which captur ...

with a

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. Erect filaments are hair-like, five to eight cells long, with cylindrical cells and chloroplast lacking pyrenoids.

References

Chaetophorales genera Chaetophoraceae Freshwater algae {{Chlorophyceae-stub