Siphonocladus

Siphonocladus is a small genus of green algae in the family Siphonocladaceae.^[1][2] The algal body (thallus) is composed of long, club-shaped cells that divide by segregative cell division, followed by the formation of branches that break through the mother cell.

Siphonocladus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Cladophorales
Family:	Siphonocladaceae
Genus:	Siphonocladus F.Schmitz
Species
Siphonocladus pusillus Siphonocladus rigidus Siphonocladus tropicus

Siphonocladus tropicus showing segregative cell division.

As in other members of the order Cladophorales, cells are multinucleate.

The genus occurs in subtropical or tropical seas, in shallow intertidal and subtidal habitats. Most species are rare.