
''Siphonocladus'' is a small
genus of
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 alga as ...
in the family
Siphonocladaceae
Siphonocladaceae is a family of 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 (Embryophyt ...
.
The algal body (
thallus) is composed of long, club-shaped cells that divide by
segregative cell division, followed by the formation of branches that break through the mother cell.
As in other members of the order Cladophorales, cells are
multinucleate.
The genus occurs in subtropical or tropical seas, in shallow
intertidal and
subtidal habitats. Most species are rare.
References
External links
Cladophorales genera
Siphonocladaceae
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