Green-colored Algae without Flagella –
Archaeplastida (Part), SAR-Stramenopiles (Part), SAR-Alveolates (Part)
Illustrated Key for
Green-colored Algae (coccoid and filamentous) without Flagella
and without Desmids
A) Coccoid part
Archaeplastida – Chloroplastida – Chlorophyta
Chlorophyceae/Chlamydomonadales
superbus
superbus
infusionum
superbus
superbus
infusionum
Chlorophyceae/Sphaeropleales
Grouped by taxonomic families, analogous to the identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Archaeplastida”.
angustum
reticulatum
reticulatum
gracillimum
simplex
simplex
simplex
var. sturmii
biradiatum
biradiatum
braunii
duplex
duplex
boryanum
var. longicorne
boryanum
var. longicorne
boryanum
var. longicorne
subgranulatum
tetras
tetras
tetras
sudetica
sudetica
incus
radiata
spinulosa
botryoides
fottii
fottii
varium
microporum
var. octaëdricum
pulchrum
lunatus
lunatus
spec.
armatus
var. asymetricus
communis
communis
communis
autospore
formation
opoliensis
opoliensis
var. carinatus
opoliensis
var. mononensis
subspicatus
raciborskii
acutiformis
dimorphus
dimorphus
dimorphus
lagerheimii
falcatus
fusiformis
fontinale
griffithii
obesa
obesa
arcuata
bibraianum
caudatum
angustum
reticulatum
reticulatum
gracillimum
simplex
simplex
simplex
var. sturmii
biradiatum
biradiatum
braunii
duplex
duplex
boryanum
var. longicorne
boryanum
var. longicorne
boryanum
var. longicorne
subgranulatum
tetras
tetras
tetras
sudetica
sudetica
incus
radiata
spinulosa
botryoides
fottii
fottii
varium
microporum
var. octaëdricum
pulchrum
lunatus
lunatus
spec.
armatus
var. asymetricus
communis
communis
communis
autospore
formation
opoliensis
opoliensis
var. carinatus
opoliensis
var. mononensis
subspicatus
raciborskii
acutiformis
dimorphus
dimorphus
dimorphus
lagerheimii
falcatus
fusiformis
fontinale
griffithii
obesa
obesa
arcuata
bibraianum
caudatum
Chlorophyceae/Tetrasporales
spec.
spec.
Chlorophyceae/Treubariaceae
bipyramidatum
triappendiculata
bipyramidatum
triappendiculata
Trebouxiophyceae (coccoid part)
Grouped by taxonomic families, analogous to the identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Archaeplastida”.
spec.
hemisphaerica
spec.
viridis
spec.
cystozygote
germination stage
vulgaris
aciculiferus
fenestrata
elegans
lunaris
javanica
ovalis
komarekii
subsalsa
tetrapedia
chlorelloides
spec.
bornhemiense
lacustris
bornhemiense
marssonii
pusillum
parva
rostrata
spec.
spec.
ehrenbergianum
tetrachotoma
arboricola
confluens
confluens
spec.
hemisphaerica
spec.
viridis
spec.
cystozygote
germination stage
vulgaris
aciculiferus
fenestrata
elegans
lunaris
javanica
ovalis
komarekii
subsalsa
tetrapedia
chlorelloides
spec.
bornhemiense
lacustris
bornhemiense
marssonii
pusillum
parva
rostrata
spec.
spec.
ehrenbergianum
tetrachotoma
arboricola
confluens
confluens
Archaeplastida – Glaucophyta
Glaucocystophyceae (non-flagellous part)
nostochinearum
nostochinearum
nostochinearum
nostochinearum
SAR-Stramenopiles – Ochrophyta
Eustigmatophyceae/Eustigmatales
acuta
var. schroederi
acuta
var. schroederi
Eustigmatophyceae/Goniochloridales
sculpta
tripus
enorme
limneticum
sculpta
tripus
enorme
limneticum
SAR-Alveolates – Dinophyceae
Gloeodiniales
montanum
montanum
montanum
montanum
B) Filamentous part
Archaeplastida – Chloroplastida – Chlorophyta
Chlorophyceae/Chaetophorales
pisiformis
pisiformis
farctum
pisiformis
pisiformis
farctum
Chlorophyceae/Microsporaceae
irregularis
stagnorum
tumidula
irregularis
stagnorum
tumidula
Chlorophyceae/Oedogoniales
spec.
spec.
spec.
spec.
spec.
spec.
Trebouxiophyceae (filamentous part)
strictissimum
strictissimum
Ulvophyceae
spec.
spec.
zoospores
spec.
beesleyi
carmichaelii
speciosa
speciosa
spec.
spec.
zoospores
spec.
beesleyi
carmichaelii
speciosa
speciosa
Archaeplastida – Chloroplastida – Streptophyta
Choleochaetophyceae
spec.
soluta
spec.
soluta
Klebsormidiophyceae
dissectum
dissectum
dissectum
dissectum
Mesostigmatophyceae
condensata
obscura
condensata
obscura
SAR-Stramenopiles – Ochrophyta
Xanthophyceae/Tribonematales
sicula
sicula
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acutiformis
astraea
bipyramidatum
cinctum
pulchrum
melicerta
lunatus
brebissonii
montanum
directum
truncatum
vestitum
var. vestitum
meneghinianum
didelta
furcata
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fimbriata
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acutiformis
astraea
bipyramidatum
cinctum
pulchrum
melicerta
lunatus
brebissonii
montanum
directum
truncatum
vestitum
var. vestitum
meneghinianum
didelta
furcata
jenneri
radiosa
ventricosum
insigne
cucurbita
fimbriata
cucurbita
wailesii
filifera
brightwellii