Pithophora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Viridiplantae |
Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Cladophorales |
Family: | Cladophoraceae |
Genus: | Pithophora |
Species | |
In taxonomy, Pithophora is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Cladophoraceae.
This kind of filamentous algae has a coarse texture to it hence often referred to as "horse hair" .