Echinosphaeridium

Echinosphaeridium
Scientific classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Neochloridaceae
Genus: Echinosphaeridium
Lemmermann, 1904
Type species
Echinosphaeridium nordstedtii
Lemmermann
Species
  • Echinosphaeridium hexacantha
  • Echinosphaeridium nordstedtii
  • Echinosphaeridium pulchrum
  • Echinosphaeridium quadrisetum

Echinosphaeridium is a genus of green algae, in the family Neochloridaceae. It is found in freshwater habitats, but it is very rare. It has only been recorded a few times since its original discovery in Sweden.