CLOSTERIACEAE Bessey, 1907
(a family of saccoderm desmids)

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Closterium
a genus of desmids
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 		Genus 5 subtaxa 12 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCLOSTERIACEAE (a family of saccoderm desmids)
SuborderCLOSTERIINEAE (a suborder of desmids)
OrderDESMIDIALES (desmids)
ClassZYGNEMATOPHYCEAE (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

CLOSTERIACEAE (a family of saccoderm desmids) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CLOSTERIACEAE (a family of saccoderm desmids)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CLOSTERIACEAE (a family of saccoderm desmids)
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