DESMIDIACEAE Ralfs, 1848
(placoderm desmids)

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Genus 1 subtaxa 1 images
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Genus 7 subtaxa 35 images 2 ident. refs
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Genus 7 subtaxa 17 images
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Genus 4 subtaxa 14 images
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Genus 3 subtaxa 4 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyDESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids)
SuborderDESMIDIINEAE (placoderm 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Coesèl, P. & Meesters, K. 2007 Desmids of the Lowlands – Mesotaeniaceae and Desmidiaceae of the European Lowlands Desmids of Europe, Vol 1, 352pp, KNNV Publishing

DESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 34 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for DESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids)
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