Chlorotetraedron
| Chlorotetraedron | |
|---|---|
| Chlorotetraedron incus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Neochloridaceae |
| Genus: | Chlorotetraedron F.J.MacEntee, H.C.Bold & P.A.Archibald, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Chlorotetraedron polymorphum F.J.MacEntee, H.C.Bold & P.A.Archibald | |
| Species | |
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Chlorotetraedron is a genus of green algae, in the family Neochloridaceae. The name may also be written as Chlorotetraëdron. It is found as freshwater plankton or in soil.
The genus was first described under the name of Pseudotetraedron by Frank J. MacEntee in 1977; however, that name was taken by a genus of algae in the Xanthophyceae (the yellow-green algae). Therefore, the genus was renamed to Chlorotetraedron. Currently, three species are known.