
Cladophoraceae
In taxonomy, the Cladophoraceae are a family of green algae, specifically of the Cladophorales. This family includes notably marimo (A. linnaei), as well as the genus Chaetomorpha which has a few members used in saltwater aquariums.
10 branches of this family, most-observed first

Cladophora
genusCladophora

Chaetomorpha
genusChaetomorpha

Rhizoclonium
genusRhizoclonium

Lychaete
genusLychaete

Pseudorhizoclonium
genusPseudorhizoclonium

Spongiochrysis
genusSpongiochrysis

Willeella
genusWilleella

Lola
genusLola
Rama
genusRama
Conferva
genusConferva
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51431.