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Family: Desmidiaceae



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1171 species (see list below)
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Docidium robustum
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Docidium subundulatum
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Docidium tessellatum
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Docidium tridentulum
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Docidium undulatum
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Echinella vitrea
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Euastrum aboense
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Euastrum acanthophorum
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Euastrum affine
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Euastrum ampullaceum
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Euastrum angustatum
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Euastrum ansatum
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Euastrum asperum
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Euastrum bainsii
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Euastrum bidentatum
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Euastrum bimorsum
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Euastrum biverrucosum
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Euastrum boldtii
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Euastrum borgeanum
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Euastrum bullatum
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Euastrum carduetum var. carduetum
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Euastrum circulare
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Euastrum conicum
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Euastrum conicum var. conicum
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Euastrum coralloides
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Euastrum coralloides var. coralloides
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Euastrum cornubiense
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Euastrum cornubiense var. cornubiense
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Euastrum cosmarioides
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Euastrum crassangulatum
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Euastrum crassangulatum var. crassangulatum
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Euastrum crassicolle
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Euastrum cuneatum
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Euastrum cuspidatum
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Euastrum cuspidatum var. cuspidatum
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Euastrum degii
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Euastrum deminutum
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Euastrum denticulatum
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Euastrum didelta
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Euastrum didelta var. didelta
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Euastrum diplostauron
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Euastrum diplostauron var. diplostauron
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Euastrum divaricatum
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Euastrum divergens
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Euastrum divergens var. divergens
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Euastrum dubium
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Euastrum elegans
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Euastrum elongatum
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Euastrum engleri var. engleri
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Euastrum erosum
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Euastrum erosum var. erosum
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Euastrum evolutum var. evolutum
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Euastrum exile
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Euastrum exile var. exile
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Euastrum gayanum
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Euastrum groenbladii
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Euastrum horikawae
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Euastrum humerosum
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Euastrum humerosum var. humerosum
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Euastrum inerme
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Euastrum insigne
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Euastrum insulare
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Euastrum insulare var. insulare
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Euastrum intermedium
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Euastrum jenneri
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Euastrum lacustre
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Euastrum laticolle
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Euastrum latipediforme
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Euastrum longicolle
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Euastrum luetkemuelleri
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Euastrum luetkemuelleri var. luetkemuelleri
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Euastrum mirum
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Euastrum montanum
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Euastrum obesum
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Euastrum oblongum
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Euastrum octogibbosum
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Euastrum oculatum var. oculatum
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Euastrum pectinatum var. pectinatum
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Euastrum pictum
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Euastrum pinnatum
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Euastrum pinque
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Euastrum plesiocoralloides
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Euastrum praemorsum
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Euastrum pseudojenneri
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Euastrum pseudotuddalense var. pseudotuddalense
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Euastrum pulchellum
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Euastrum pulchellum var. pulchellum
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Euastrum pulcherrimum
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Euastrum pulcherrimum var. pulcherrimum
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Euastrum quadratum
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Euastrum quadriceps
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Euastrum quadrilobum var. quadrilobum
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Euastrum rostratum var. rostratum
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Euastrum sachlanii
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Euastrum serratum
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Euastrum sibiricum
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Euastrum sinuosum
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Euastrum spetbergense
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Euastrum sphyroides
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Euastrum spinulosum
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Euastrum subalpinum
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Euastrum subalpinum var. subalpinum
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Euastrum subincisum
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Euastrum sublobatum
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Euastrum subrostratum
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Euastrum turgidum
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Euastrum turneri
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Euastrum turneri var. turneri
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Euastrum undulatum
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Euastrum validum
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Euastrum ventricosum
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Euastrum verrucosum
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Euastrum verucosum
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Euastrum verucosum var. verucosum
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Euastrum vinnulum
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Groenbladia bourrellyi var. bourrellyi
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Groenbladia neglecta
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Groenbladia undulata
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Groenbladia undulata var. undulata
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Haplotaenium minutum
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Haplotaenium rectum
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Heimansia pusilla
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Hyalotheca burmensis
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Hyalotheca dissiliens
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Hyalotheca dubia
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Hyalotheca dubia var. dubia
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Hyalotheca hians
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Hyalotheca indica
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Hyalotheca indica var. indica
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Hyalotheca mucosa
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Hyalotheca neglecta var. neglecta
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Ichthyocercus angloensis
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Ichthyocercus australiensis
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Ichthyodontum sachlanii
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Micrasterias adscendens
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Micrasterias alata
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Micrasterias alata var. alata
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Micrasterias americana
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Micrasterias anomala
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Micrasterias apiculata var. apiculata
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Micrasterias brachyptera
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Micrasterias ceratofera
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Micrasterias conferta
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Micrasterias conferta var. conferta
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Micrasterias crenata
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Micrasterias crux-melitensis
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Micrasterias decemdentata
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Micrasterias decemdentata var. decemdentata
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Micrasterias denticulata
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Micrasterias denticulata var. denticulata
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Micrasterias doveri
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Micrasterias euastroides var. euastroides
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Micrasterias fimbriata
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Micrasterias fimbriata var. fimbriata
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Micrasterias foliacea
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Micrasterias foliacea var. foliacea
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Micrasterias furcata
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Micrasterias furcata var. furcata
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Micrasterias hardyi
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Micrasterias hieronymusii
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Micrasterias incisa
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Micrasterias incisa var. incisa
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Micrasterias indica var. indica
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Micrasterias jenneri
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Micrasterias laticeps
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Micrasterias lux
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Micrasterias mahabuleshwarensis
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Micrasterias moebii var. moebii
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Micrasterias nordstedtii
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Micrasterias oscitans
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Micrasterias oscitans var. oscitans
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Micrasterias papillifera
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Micrasterias pinnatifida
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Micrasterias pinnatifida var. pinnatifida
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Micrasterias radians
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Micrasterias radiosa
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Micrasterias rotata
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Micrasterias rotata var. rotata
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Micrasterias schweinfurthii
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Micrasterias sol var. sol
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Micrasterias subdenticulata
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Micrasterias suboblonga
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Micrasterias suboblonga var. suboblonga
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Micrasterias thomasiana
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Micrasterias torreyi
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Micrasterias torreyi var. torreyi
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Micrasterias tropica
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Micrasterias truncata
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Micrasterias verrucosa var. verrucosa
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Micrasterias zeylanica
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Onychonema laeve
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Onychonema uncinatum
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Oocardium stratum
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Phymatodocis alternans
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Phymatodocis irregulare
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Phymatodocis irregulare var. irregulare
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Phymatodocis nordstedtiana
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Pleurotaeniopsis ampla
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Pleurotaeniopsis bigibbum
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Pleurotaeniopsis caldense
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Pleurotaeniopsis javanicum
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Pleurotaeniopsis rectum
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Pleurotaeniopsis simplicissimum var. simplicissimum
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Pleurotaeniopsis subcoronulatum var. subcoronulatum
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Pleurotaeniopsis subturgida var. subturgida
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Pleurotaeniopsis turgida var. turgida
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Pleurotaeniopsis undatum
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Pleurotaenium basiundulatum
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Pleurotaenium caldense
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Pleurotaenium clavatum
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Pleurotaenium coronatum
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Pleurotaenium coroniferum var. coroniferum
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Pleurotaenium coronulatum
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Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii
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Pleurotaenium elatum
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Pleurotaenium hypocymatium var. hypocymatium
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Pleurotaenium kayei
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Pleurotaenium mamillatum
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Pleurotaenium multitaeniatum var. multitaeniatum
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Pleurotaenium nodosum
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Pleurotaenium nodulosum
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Pleurotaenium ovatum
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Pleurotaenium ovatum var. ovatum
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Pleurotaenium ovum
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Pleurotaenium simplicissimum
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Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. subcoronulatum
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Pleurotaenium tenue
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Pleurotaenium trabecula
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Pleurotaenium trabecula var. trabecula
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Pleurotaenium truncatum
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Pleurotaenium undatum
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Pleurotaenium verrucosum
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Sphaerozosma aubertianum
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Sphaerozosma cosmarioides
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Sphaerozosma elegans
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Sphaerozosma laeve
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Sphaerozosma vertebratum
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Sphaerozosma wallichii var. wallichii
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Spinocosmarium quadridens
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Spondylosium ellipticum
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Spondylosium javanicum
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Spondylosium moniliforme
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Spondylosium nitens var. nitens
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Spondylosium papillosum
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Spondylosium planum
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Spondylosium pulchellum
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Spondylosium pygmaeum
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Spondylosium tetragonum
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Staurastrum acanthastrum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Docidium robustum
Docidium subundulatum
Docidium tessellatum
Docidium tridentulum
Docidium undulatum
Echinella vitrea
Euastrum aboense
Euastrum acanthophorum
Euastrum affine
Euastrum ampullaceum
Euastrum angustatum
Euastrum ansatum
Euastrum asperum
Euastrum bainsii
Euastrum bidentatum
Euastrum bimorsum
Euastrum biverrucosum
Euastrum boldtii
Euastrum borgeanum
Euastrum bullatum
Euastrum carduetum var. carduetum
Euastrum circulare
Euastrum conicum
Euastrum conicum var. conicum
Euastrum coralloides
Euastrum coralloides var. coralloides
Euastrum cornubiense
Euastrum cornubiense var. cornubiense
Euastrum cosmarioides
Euastrum crassangulatum
Euastrum crassangulatum var. crassangulatum
Euastrum crassicolle
Euastrum cuneatum
Euastrum cuspidatum
Euastrum cuspidatum var. cuspidatum
Euastrum degii
Euastrum deminutum
Euastrum denticulatum
Euastrum didelta
Euastrum didelta var. didelta
Euastrum diplostauron
Euastrum diplostauron var. diplostauron
Euastrum divaricatum
Euastrum divergens
Euastrum divergens var. divergens
Euastrum dubium
Euastrum elegans
Euastrum elongatum
Euastrum engleri var. engleri
Euastrum erosum
Euastrum erosum var. erosum
Euastrum evolutum var. evolutum
Euastrum exile
Euastrum exile var. exile
Euastrum gayanum
Euastrum groenbladii
Euastrum horikawae
Euastrum humerosum
Euastrum humerosum var. humerosum
Euastrum inerme
Euastrum insigne
Euastrum insulare
Euastrum insulare var. insulare
Euastrum intermedium
Euastrum jenneri
Euastrum lacustre
Euastrum laticolle
Euastrum latipediforme
Euastrum longicolle
Euastrum luetkemuelleri
Euastrum luetkemuelleri var. luetkemuelleri
Euastrum mirum
Euastrum montanum
Euastrum obesum
Euastrum oblongum Asia
Euastrum octogibbosum Asia
Euastrum oculatum var. oculatum Asia
Euastrum pectinatum var. pectinatum Asia
Euastrum pictum Asia
Euastrum pinnatum Asia
Euastrum pinque Asia
Euastrum plesiocoralloides Asia
Euastrum praemorsum Asia
Euastrum pseudojenneri Asia
Euastrum pseudotuddalense var. pseudotuddalense Asia
Euastrum pulchellum Asia
Euastrum pulchellum var. pulchellum Asia
Euastrum pulcherrimum Asia
Euastrum pulcherrimum var. pulcherrimum Asia
Euastrum quadratum Asia
Euastrum quadriceps Asia
Euastrum quadrilobum var. quadrilobum Asia
Euastrum rostratum var. rostratum Asia
Euastrum sachlanii Asia
Euastrum serratum Asia
Euastrum sibiricum Asia
Euastrum sinuosum Asia
Euastrum spetbergense Asia
Euastrum sphyroides Asia
Euastrum spinulosum Asia
Euastrum subalpinum Asia
Euastrum subalpinum var. subalpinum Asia
Euastrum subincisum Asia
Euastrum sublobatum Asia
Euastrum subrostratum Asia
Euastrum turgidum Asia
Euastrum turneri Asia
Euastrum turneri var. turneri Asia
Euastrum undulatum Asia
Euastrum validum Asia
Euastrum ventricosum Asia
Euastrum verrucosum Asia
Euastrum verucosum Asia
Euastrum verucosum var. verucosum Asia
Euastrum vinnulum Asia
Groenbladia bourrellyi var. bourrellyi Asia
Groenbladia neglecta Asia
Groenbladia undulata Asia
Groenbladia undulata var. undulata Asia
Haplotaenium minutum Asia
Haplotaenium rectum Asia
Heimansia pusilla Asia
Hyalotheca burmensis Asia
Hyalotheca dissiliens Asia
Hyalotheca dubia Asia
Hyalotheca dubia var. dubia Asia
Hyalotheca hians Asia
Hyalotheca indica Asia
Hyalotheca indica var. indica Asia
Hyalotheca mucosa Asia
Hyalotheca neglecta var. neglecta Asia
Ichthyocercus angloensis Asia
Ichthyocercus australiensis Asia
Ichthyodontum sachlanii Asia
Micrasterias adscendens Asia
Micrasterias alata Asia
Micrasterias alata var. alata Asia
Micrasterias americana Asia
Micrasterias anomala Asia
Micrasterias apiculata var. apiculata Asia
Micrasterias brachyptera Asia
Micrasterias ceratofera Asia
Micrasterias conferta Asia
Micrasterias conferta var. conferta Asia
Micrasterias crenata Asia
Micrasterias crux-melitensis Asia
Micrasterias decemdentata Asia
Micrasterias decemdentata var. decemdentata Asia
Micrasterias denticulata Asia
Micrasterias denticulata var. denticulata Asia
Micrasterias doveri Asia
Micrasterias euastroides var. euastroides Asia
Micrasterias fimbriata Asia
Micrasterias fimbriata var. fimbriata Asia
Micrasterias foliacea Asia
Micrasterias foliacea var. foliacea Asia
Micrasterias furcata Asia
Micrasterias furcata var. furcata Asia
Micrasterias hardyi Asia
Micrasterias hieronymusii Asia
Micrasterias incisa Asia
Micrasterias incisa var. incisa Asia
Micrasterias indica var. indica Asia
Micrasterias jenneri Asia
Micrasterias laticeps Asia
Micrasterias lux Asia
Micrasterias mahabuleshwarensis Asia
Micrasterias moebii var. moebii Asia
Micrasterias nordstedtii Asia
Micrasterias oscitans Asia
Micrasterias oscitans var. oscitans Asia
Micrasterias papillifera Asia
Micrasterias pinnatifida Asia
Micrasterias pinnatifida var. pinnatifida Asia
Micrasterias radians Asia
Micrasterias radiosa Asia
Micrasterias rotata Asia
Micrasterias rotata var. rotata Asia
Micrasterias schweinfurthii Asia
Micrasterias sol var. sol Asia
Micrasterias subdenticulata Asia
Micrasterias suboblonga Asia
Micrasterias suboblonga var. suboblonga Asia
Micrasterias thomasiana Asia
Micrasterias torreyi Asia
Micrasterias torreyi var. torreyi Asia
Micrasterias tropica Asia
Micrasterias truncata Asia
Micrasterias verrucosa var. verrucosa Asia
Micrasterias zeylanica Asia
Onychonema laeve Asia
Onychonema uncinatum Asia
Oocardium stratum Asia
Phymatodocis alternans Asia
Phymatodocis irregulare Asia
Phymatodocis irregulare var. irregulare Asia
Phymatodocis nordstedtiana Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis ampla Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis bigibbum Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis caldense Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis javanicum Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis rectum Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis simplicissimum var. simplicissimum Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis subcoronulatum var. subcoronulatum Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis subturgida var. subturgida Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis turgida var. turgida Asia
Pleurotaeniopsis undatum Asia
Pleurotaenium basiundulatum Asia
Pleurotaenium caldense Asia
Pleurotaenium clavatum Asia
Pleurotaenium coronatum Asia
Pleurotaenium coroniferum var. coroniferum Asia
Pleurotaenium coronulatum Asia
Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii Asia
Pleurotaenium elatum Asia
Pleurotaenium hypocymatium var. hypocymatium Asia
Pleurotaenium kayei Asia
Pleurotaenium mamillatum Asia
Pleurotaenium multitaeniatum var. multitaeniatum Asia
Pleurotaenium nodosum Asia
Pleurotaenium nodulosum Asia
Pleurotaenium ovatum Asia
Pleurotaenium ovatum var. ovatum Asia
Pleurotaenium ovum Asia
Pleurotaenium simplicissimum Asia
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. subcoronulatum Asia
Pleurotaenium tenue Asia
Pleurotaenium trabecula Asia
Pleurotaenium trabecula var. trabecula Asia
Pleurotaenium truncatum Asia
Pleurotaenium undatum Asia
Pleurotaenium verrucosum Asia
Sphaerozosma aubertianum Asia
Sphaerozosma cosmarioides Asia
Sphaerozosma elegans Asia
Sphaerozosma laeve Asia
Sphaerozosma vertebratum Asia
Sphaerozosma wallichii var. wallichii Asia
Spinocosmarium quadridens Asia
Spondylosium ellipticum Asia
Spondylosium javanicum Asia
Spondylosium moniliforme Asia
Spondylosium nitens var. nitens Asia
Spondylosium papillosum Asia
Spondylosium planum Asia
Spondylosium pulchellum Asia
Spondylosium pygmaeum Asia
Spondylosium pygmaeum var. pygmaeum Asia
Spondylosium tetragonum Asia
Staurastrum acanthastrum Asia



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