Goniaceae

Goniaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Goniaceae
Genus

In taxonomy, the Goniaceae are a family of algae, specifically of the Chlamydomonadales, that includes the genera Astrephomene and Gonium.[1] Members of the Goniaceae are distinguished from those of the Volvocaceae by having each cell surrounded by a tripartite boundary of the extracellular matrix, as opposed to the entire colony being surrounded by the tripartite boundary in Volvocaceae.[1]

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