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Green Algae
Chlorophyta
Chaetophora spp.

Class Chlorophyceae - Order Chaetophorales - Family Chaetophoraceae

Profiles: branched filaments arising from a mucilaginous thallus. Some species may reach 15cm.

Littoral Plankton (immature attached) - C. incrassata

Attached - C. attenuata (old leaves and submerged wood), C. elegans (overhanging grass in shallow water), C. incrassata (wood, cattails, stone), C. pisiformis (cold water)

Michigan Technical University

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