Mesostigmatophyceae
The Mesostigmatophyceae are a class of basal green algae found in freshwater. In a narrow circumscription, the class contains a single genus, Mesostigma. AlgaeBase then places the order within its circumscription of Charophyta. A clade containing Chlorokybus and Spirotaenia may either be added, or treated as a sister, with Chlorokybus placed in a separate class, Chlorokybophyceae. When broadly circumscribed, Mesostigmatophyceae may be placed as sister to all other green algae, or as sister to all Streptophyta.
| Mesostigmatophyceae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Mesostigmatophyceae Marin & Melkonian,1999 |
| Type species | |
| Mesostigma viride Lauterborn | |
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