Dilabifilum is a genus of thalloid green algae comprising approximately 4 species. The thalli take a crustose form. Choreonema reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores and carpospores. It is a source of agar.
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Ulvales |
| Family: | Kornmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Dilabifilum Tschermak-Woess, 1971 |
Species edit
The species currently recognised are: Dilabifilum arthropyreniae and Dilabifilum prostratum.
References edit
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Dilabifilum". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
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