Mougeotia

Mougeotia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Zygnematophyceae
Order: Zygnematales
Family: Zygnemataceae
Genus: Mougeotia
C.Agardh, 1824
Type species
Mougeotia genuflexa
(Roth) C.Agardh, 1824
Species

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Mougeotia is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales. It is a common component of freshwater aquatic habitats around the world. Described in 1824 by Carl Adolph Agardh, its name honors the French botanist Jean-Baptiste Mougeot.