Pithophora

Pithophora
	Pithophora roettleri
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Cladophorales
Family:	Pithophoraceae
Genus:	Pithophora; Wittrock
Species
	P. sp. Kamigori; P. sp. Sano; P. sp. Singu;

Pithophora is a genus of green algae in the family Pithophoraceae.^[1]

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This kind of filamentous algae has a coarse texture to it hence often referred to as "horse hair".

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