Name:		Desmidiaceae Ralfs [basionym]
Status:		Family
Taxonomic position:		Desmidiales C.E. Bessey [Order] Protozoa [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subfamilies / Genera Arthrodesmus Ehrenberge ex Ralfs Closterium J. Ralfs Cosmarium J. Ralfs Hyalotheca Ehrenberg ex Ralfs Phycastrum Kützing ex Kützing Pleurotaenium Naegeli Staurastrum Meyen ex Ralfs
Links:		Genbank Google images