Scenedesmaceae


[Image:Scenedesmus GLERL.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Green algae, Scenedesmus]
[Image:Crucigenia EPA.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Green algae, Crucigenia]
Scenedesmaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. Scenedesmus algae are commonly found in freshwater plankton. The former family Coelastraceae is considered a synonym of Scenedesmaceae.
The family has existed since at least the Cretaceous period, as evidenced by amber deposits from France containing the genus Enallax.

Description

Algae in the family Scenedesmaceae consist of coenobia with flat or curved shapes, or sometimes three-dimensional clusters.

Genera

Genera in this family include:AcutodesmusAsterarcysAstrocladiumChodatodesmusClosteriococcusCoelastrellaCoelastropsisCoelastrumComasiellaCrucigeniopsisDanubiaDesmodesmusDimorphococcusEnallaxFlechtneriaGilbertsmithiaHariotinaHofmaniaHylodesmusKomarekiaLauterborniellaNeodesmusPectinodesmusPseudodidymocystisPseudotetrastrumScenedesmusSchistochiliumSchmidledesmusSchroederiellaScotiellopsisSoropediastrumStaurogeniaSteinedesmusTetradesmusTetrallantosTetranephrisTetrastrumTruncatulusVerrucodesmusWestellaWestellopsisWillea