Mougeotia
Mougeotia is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales. It is a common component of freshwater aquatic habitats around the world. Described in 1824 by Carl Adolph Agardh, its name honors the French botanist Jean-Baptiste Mougeot.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mougeotia elegantula
speciesMougeotia elegantula
Mougeotia viridis
speciesMougeotia viridis
Mougeotia gelatinosa
speciesMougeotia gelatinosa
Mougeotia scalaris
speciesMougeotia scalaris
Mougeotia genuflexa
speciesMougeotia genuflexa
Mougeotia capucina
speciesMougeotia capucina
Mougeotia parvula
speciesMougeotia parvula
Mougeotia sphaerocarpa
speciesMougeotia sphaerocarpa
Mougeotia calcarea
speciesMougeotia calcarea
Mougeotia laetevirens
speciesMougeotia laetevirens
Mougeotia gracillima
speciesMougeotia gracillima
Mougeotia gotlandica
speciesMougeotia gotlandica
Mougeotia pulchella
speciesMougeotia pulchella
Mougeotia ventricosa
speciesMougeotia ventricosa
Mougeotia thylespora
speciesMougeotia thylespora
Mougeotia pseudocalospora
speciesMougeotia pseudocalospora
Mougeotia virescens
speciesMougeotia virescens
Mougeotia sinensis
speciesMougeotia sinensis
Mougeotia robusta
speciesMougeotia robusta
Mougeotia punctata
speciesMougeotia punctata
Mougeotia nummuloides
speciesMougeotia nummuloides
Mougeotia microspora
speciesMougeotia microspora
Mougeotia maltae
speciesMougeotia maltae
Mougeotia laevis
speciesMougeotia laevis
Mougeotia heterogama
speciesMougeotia heterogama
Mougeotia abnormis
speciesMougeotia abnormis
Mougeotia tenuis
speciesMougeotia tenuis
Mougeotia padulosa
speciesMougeotia padulosa
Mougeotia varians
speciesMougeotia varians
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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