Selenastrum
| Selenastrum | |
|---|---|
| Selenastrum bibraianum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Selenastraceae |
| Genus: | Selenastrum Reinsch |
| Type species | |
| Selenastrum bibraianum Reinsch, 1866 | |
| Species | |
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Selenastrum is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. It is common in freshwater habitats around the world. Most species prefer temperate or warm-temperate waters.
The genus was circumscribed by the German phycologist Paul Friedrich Reinsch in 1866. The name Selenastrum comes from the Greek roots selene, meaning "moon", and astron, meaning "star".