Authors
Diego Ruiz Marine Ecologist, Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador.
Frauke Ziemmeck Coordinator, CDF Collections Database and CDF Galapagos Species Checklist & Assistant Curator of Cryptogams/CDF Herbarium, Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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Green Algae
Green algae are characterized by chlorophyll a and b, although a few also contain other pigments, especially xanthophylls like lutein, violaxanthine, neoxanthine, and enterxanthine.
Because of the presence of these pigments, the majority of these algae are green, generally a good, first characteristic by which to identify the Chlorophyta.
Authors: Diego Ruiz, Frauke Ziemmeck.
Other Contributors: Stuart Banks, Margarita Brandt, Rodrigo Bustamante, Angel Chiriboga, Graham Edgar, José Miguel Fariña, Peter Glynn, Jack Grove, Alex Hearn, Cleveland Hickman, Paul Humann, Jerson Moreno, Fernando Pinillos, Fernando Rivera, Franz Smith, Marco Toscano, Mariana Vera, Luis Vinueza.
Names of taxa included: 51 total (48 accepted, 1 unidentified taxon, 2 preliminary identification).
Origin of the taxa included: 4 endemic, 2 indigenous.
Chlorophyta Species Checklist
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Division Chlorophyta
Class Bryopsidophyceae
Order Bryopsidales
Family Bryopsidaceae
Family Caulerpaceae
Family Codiaceae
Family Derbesiaceae
Family Udoteaceae
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Oedogoniales
Family Oedogoniaceae
Order Trentepohliales
Family Trentepohliaceae
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Chaetophorales
Family Chaetophoraceae
Order Cladophorales
Family Cladophoraceae
Order Dasycladales
Family Polyphysaceae
Order Ulotrichales
Family Ulotrichaceae
Order Ulvales
Family Ulvaceae
Family Ulvellaceae
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