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Penium

Penium is a genus of green algae, and the sole member of the family Peniaceae. The genus contains about 39 species.

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Penium
Penium polymorphum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Charophyta
Class: Zygnematophyceae
Order: Desmidiales
Family: Peniaceae
Genus: Penium
Bréb. ex Ralfs
Species
  • P. cylindrus
  • P. exiguum
  • P. margaritaceum
  • P. spirostriolatum

Penium is a genus of green algae, and the sole member of the family Peniaceae.1 The genus contains about 39 species.

References

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Penium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
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