Pithophora

Pithophora
Pithophora roettleri
Scientific classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Cladophorales
Family: Pithophoraceae
Genus: Pithophora
Wittrock
Species
  • P. sp. Kamigori
  • P. sp. Sano
  • P. sp. Singu

Pithophora is a genus of green algae in the family Pithophoraceae.

This kind of filamentous algae has a coarse texture to it hence often referred to as "horse hair".

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