Basichlamys is a monotypic genus of colonial green algae in the family Tetrabaenaceae.[1] The sole species is Basichlamys sacculifera. The 4-celled colony forms a flat disc.

Basichlamys
Basichlamys sacculifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Tetrabaenaceae
Genus: Basichlamys
Skuja, 1956
Species:
B. sacculifera
Binomial name
Basichlamys sacculifera
(Scherffel) Skuja
Synonyms

References edit

  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Basichlamys. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

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