Xanthidium: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Charophyta
- Class
- Conjugatophyceae
- Order
- Zygnematales
- Family
- Desmidiaceae
- Genus
- Xanthidium
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Xanthidium
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Xanthidium
Xanthidium is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.
The name Xanthidium is a diminutive of Xanthium, and presumably refers to its spines, reminiscent of the prickly fruits of Xanthium.
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Parent Taxon
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
- Xanthidium acanthophorum
- Xanthidium aculeatum
- Xanthidium antilopaeum
- Xanthidium antilopeum
- Xanthidium aralense
- Xanthidium armatum
- Xanthidium brebissonii
- Xanthidium concinnum
- Xanthidium cristatum
- Xanthidium fasciculatum
- Xanthidium forcipatum
- Xanthidium impar
- Xanthidium mamillosum
- Xanthidium octocorne
- Xanthidium regulare
- Xanthidium robinsonianum
- Xanthidium scrobiculatum
- Xanthidium subhastiferum
- Xanthidium superbum
- Xanthidium tenuissimum
- Xanthidium tetracentrotum
- Xanthidium tumidum
- Xanthidium uncinatum
- Xanthidium wewahitchkense






















































































































