Stigeoclonium
| Stigeoclonium | |
|---|---|
| Stigeoclonium sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Stigeoclonium Kützing, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Stigeoclonium tenue Kützing 1843 | |
| Species | |
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Stigeoclonium is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae. It is a common freshwater genus, found growing attached to various substrates; it has a cosmopolitan distribution.
There are currently 53 accepted species within this group. However, recent phylogenetics have identified that this group is polyphyletic and will need reassessment.
The holotype for this genus is S. tenue, described in 1843 by F.T. Kützing. It was first described in 1814 by Carl Agardh under the basionym Draparnaldia tenuis. The name Stigeoclonium has been conserved against the genus Myxonema named by Elias Magnus Fries; Myxonema is a heterogeneous assemblage of various algae.