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Parent Taxon

• Desmidiaceae

Sibling Taxa

• Actinotaenium
• Arthrodesmus
• Bambusina
• Cosmarium
• Cosmocladium
• Desmidium
• Docidium
• Euastrum
• Groenbladia
• Haplotaenium
• Heimansia
• Hyalotheca
• Micrasterias
• Octacanthium
• Onychonema
• Oocardium
• Phycastrum
• Phymatodocis
• Pleurotaenium
• Raphidiastrum
• Sphaerozosma
• Spinocosmarium
• Spondylosium
• Staurastrum
• Staurodesmus
• Teilingia
• Tetmemorus
• Triploceras
• Xanthidium

Child Taxa

• Desmidium aptogonum
• Desmidium asymmetricum
• Desmidium baileyi
• Desmidium coarctatum
• Desmidium graciliceps
• Desmidium grevillei
• Desmidium schwartzii
• Desmidium swartzii

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