| Pediastrum
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| Pediastrum duplex
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Division:
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Chlorophyta
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| Class:
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Chlorophyceae
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| Order:
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Sphaeropleales
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| Family:
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Hydrodictyaceae
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| Genus:
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Pediastrum
Meyen, 1829
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| Type species
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Pediastrum duplex
Meyen
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| Species
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- 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
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Pediastrum is a genus of green algae, in the family Hydrodictyaceae. It is a photoautotrophic, nonmotile coenobial green alga that inhabits freshwater environments. The name Pediastrum comes from the Greek root words pedion, meaning "plane", and astron, meaning "star", referring to its overall shape.