| Tetragonidiaceae | |
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| Order: | Tetragonidiales
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| Family: | Tetragonidiaceae Bourrelly ex Silva 1980
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Tetragonidiaceae is a family of cryptomonads which includes two genera. Members of Tetragonidiaceae are distinguished from other cryptomonads by reproduction occurring in a non-motile vegetative phase, as well as the formation of multicellular filaments unlike any other cryptomonad family.[1][2]