Trentepohliaceae
| Trentepohliaceae | |
|---|---|
| Trentepohlia aurea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Trentepohliales Chadefaud ex R.H.Thompson & D.E.Wujek |
| Family: | Trentepohliaceae Hansgirg |
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Trentepohliaceae are a family of green algae, and the only family in the order Trentepohliales. It is a member of the Ulvophyceaen green algae. The family is characterized by traits like net-like chloroplasts without pyrenoids, cell walls with plasmodesmata and cytokinesis by production of a phragmoplast. They are subaerial algae with a worldwide distribution.