Feistiellaceae is a family of freshwater green algae in the order Charales.[1]
| Feistiellaceae | |
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| Nitellopsis obtusa, included in some circumscriptions of the family | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae |
| Order: | Charales |
| Family: | Feistiellaceae Schudack[1] |
| Genera | |
Genera
editAs of February 2022[update], AlgaeBase and Fossilworks accepted three genera:[1][2]
- †Amblyochara Grambast – 6 species
- †Feistiella Schudack – 8 species
- Nitellopsis Hy – 24 species
With this circumscription, the family as a whole is not extinct, since Nitellopsis contains living (extant) species, including the widely dispersed Nitellopsis obtusa.[3] Other sources place Nitellopsis in the family Characeae,[4][5] leaving Feistiellaceae with only extinct genera.
References
edit- ^ a b c Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M., "Feistiellaceae", AlgaeBase, World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2022-02-21
- ^ "†family Feistiellaceae Schudack 1993", Fossilworks, retrieved 2022-02-21
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M, "Nitellopsis obtusa", AlgaeBase, World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2022-02-21
- ^ "Characeae Agardh", Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG), retrieved 2022-02-20
- ^ "Nitellopsis Hy", NBN Atlas, retrieved 2022-02-21
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