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Phylum : Chlorophyta 69 



Class: Chlorophyceae 69 



Family: Polyblepharidaceae 69 



Chlamydomonadaceae 69 



Volvocaceae 69 



Sphaerellaceae 74 



Palmellaceae 74 



Tetrasporaceae 75 



Ulotrichaceae 75 



Microsporaceae 76 



Cylindrocapsaceae 77 



Chaetophoraceae 77 



Protococcaceae 81 



Coleochaetaceae 81 



Cladophoraceae 82 



Oedogoniaceae 85 



Schizomeridaceae 98 



Chlorococcaceae 98 



Endosphaeraceae 98 



Characiaceae 99 



Hydrodictyaceae 99 



Coelastraceae 105 



Oocystaceae 106 



Scenedesmaceae Ill 



Vaucheriaceae 117 



Zygnemataceae 119 



Mesotaeniaceae 132 



Desmidiaceae 133 



Phylum: Pyrrophyta 142 



Class: Dinophyceae 142 



Family: Glenodiniaceae 142 



Peridiniaceae 143 



Heterodiniaceae 143 



Phylum: Euglenophyta 145 



Class: Euglenophyceae 145 



Family: Euglenaceae. 145 



Colaciaceae 153 



Excluded Species 154 



Bibliography 156 



Index 163 



