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Exact Match Search:

You can search for a particular taxon (e.g. "Zygnematales"; "Zygnemataceae"; "Zygnema") at any level by entering the exact name in the field above. Or you can browse though the hierarchy by clicking on the names on the right and drilling down. At each level the numbers of current species are given for each taxon. Only currently accepted names are included. Should you find any errors, please click on the little envelope icon, and you can send me an e-mail via the site.
In order to make calculations of the numbers of species of living algae, note that 55 species of flowering plants (seagrasses) are included for the present (under Tracheophyta), and 1644 fossil algae, mainly calcium-secreting forms.

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