Dilabifilum

Dilabifilum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Chaetophorales
Family:	Chaetophoraceae
Genus:	Dilabifilum Tschermak-Woess, 1971

Dilabifilum is a genus of thalloid alga comprising approximately 4 species. The thalli take a crustose form. Choreonema reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores and carpospores. It is a source of agar.

Species

The species currently recognised are:D. arthropyreniae and D. prostratum.

References

• Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Dilabifilum". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=38296. Retrieved 2009-02-21. 

External links

Scientific references

• PubMed references for Dilabifilum
• PubMed Central references for Dilabifilum
• Google Scholar references for Dilabifilum

Scientific databases

• NCBI taxonomy page for Dilabifilum
• Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Dilabifilum
• Search Species2000 page for Dilabifilum
• AlgaeBase
• AlgaTerra database
• Index Nominum Genericorum