Penium is a genus of green algae, and the sole member of the family Peniaceae.[1] The genus contains about 39 species.
| Penium | |
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| Penium polymorphum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| Order: | Desmidiales |
| Family: | Peniaceae |
| Genus: | Penium Bréb. ex Ralfs |
| Species | |
References
edit- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Penium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Penium.
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Penium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- AlgaTerra database
- Index Nominum Genericorum
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