Bracteamorpha

Bracteamorpha is a genus of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales, and is the only genus in the family Bracteamorphaceae. It contains a single species, Bracteamorpha trainorii.

Bracteamorpha
Scientific classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Bracteamorphaceae
Genus: Bracteamorpha
Fuciková, P.O.Lewis & L.A.Lewis, 2014
Species:
B. trainorii
Binomial name
Bracteamorpha trainorii
Fuciková, P.O.Lewis & L.A.Lewis, 2014

Bracteamorpha is a terrestrial alga that inhabits soils. It was first discovered in a biological soil crust from a desert in New Mexico, USA.

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