Pediastrum

Pediastrum
Pediastrum duplex
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Sphaeropleales
Family:	Hydrodictyaceae
Genus:	Pediastrum Meyen, 1829
Type species
Pediastrum duplex
Species[1]
Pediastrum angulatum Pediastrum angulosum Pediastrum aniae Pediastrum argentinense Pediastrum bareilliense Pediastrum berolinense Pediastrum bisnupurense Pediastrum biwae Pediastrum braunii Pediastrum compactum Pediastrum compactum Pediastrum contiguum Pediastrum diffusum Pediastrum duplex Pediastrum ellipticum Pediastrum inconspicuum Pediastrum indicum Pediastrum janaktalense Pediastrum lehense Pediastrum leonensis Pediastrum longicorne Pediastrum magnum Pediastrum marvillense Pediastrum musterii Pediastrum obtusum Pediastrum orbitale Pediastrum ovatum Pediastrum pallidum Pediastrum patagonicum Pediastrum quadricornutum Pediastrum sarmae Pediastrum schroeteri Pediastrum sculptatum Pediastrum spinosum Pediastrum taylorii Pediastrum tetrapodum Pediastrum tricuspidatum Pediastrum tricyclium Pediastrum triplex Pediastrum wilsonii Pediastrum wintonense

Pediastrum is a genus of green algae, in the family Hydrodictyaceae.^[1] It is a photoautotrophic, nonmotile coenobial green alga that inhabits freshwater environments.