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  2. Plants
  3. Charophyte Algae
  4. Conjugating Green Algae
  5. Desmid
  6. Desmidiaceae

family

Desmidiaceae

Desmidiaceae

Includes
1 native 261 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children 24 of 28

  • Xanthidium 1 native
  • Euastrum
  • Staurodesmus
  • Pseudomicrasterias
  • Groenbladia
  • Triploceras
  • Hyalotheca
  • Phymatodocis
  • Docidium
  • Staurastrum
  • Onychonema
  • Spondylosium
  • Bambusina
  • Mateola
  • Cosmocladium
  • Sphaerozosma
  • Heimansia
  • Octacanthium
  • Micrasterias
  • Cosmarian Algae
  • Pleurotaenium
  • Actinotaenium
  • Desmidium
  • Spinocosmarium

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Desmidiaceae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Xanthidium scrobiculatum
  • Cosmarium obtusatum

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