Pithophora

Pithophora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Cladophorales
Family: Cladophoraceae
Genus: Pithophora
Species
  • P. sp. Kamigori
  • P. sp. Sano
  • P. sp. Singu

In taxonomy, Pithophora is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Cladophoraceae.[1]

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

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