Nitella pseudoflabellataNitella pseudoflabellata is a species of algae native to southwestern Australia and New Zealand.DescriptionNitella pseudoflabellata is a species of algae that belongs to the genus Nitella. Its appearance is similar to many other Nitella species.RangeNitella pseudoflabellata is mostly located in coastal areas of Australia and New Zealand, although some instances of the species have been recorded in China, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Thailand and Japan.HabitatIt is endemic to freshwater deposits in inland regions and wetlands.EtymologyThe pseudo- prefix means not genuine/false, while the -flabellata suffix in Latin is an inflection of flabellatus, meaning fan-shaped.TaxonomyNitella pseudoflabellata belongs to the Characeae family.