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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cladophoraceae —filamentous algae .
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Examples
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Invasive algae called Cladophora thrives on phosphates from agricultural run-off and detergents.
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Common shoreline species include green algae Cladophora spp., red algae Ceramium tenuicorne and Furcellaria lumbricalis and brown algae Pilayella litoralis as well as Bladder wrack Fuscus vesiculosus.
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Some freshwater algae are also collected from rivers and ponds: for example, species of Cladophora, which in Southeast Asia are pressed into nori-like sheets and used similarly Laotian kaipen.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Some freshwater algae are also collected from rivers and ponds: for example, species of Cladophora, which in Southeast Asia are pressed into nori-like sheets and used similarly Laotian kaipen.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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A common member of this order is _Cladophora_, a coarse-branching alga, growing commonly in running water, where it forms tufts, sometimes a metre or more in length.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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Somewhat higher than _Cladophora_ and its allies, especially in the differentiation of the reproductive parts, are the various species of
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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_Cladophora_ may be tried; and, still later, the beautiful _Bryopsis plumosa_.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Various
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The simpler ones consist of rows of cells, usually branching like _Cladophora_; others form cell plates comparable to _Ulva_ (Fig. 30, _C_, _D_); while others, among which is the well-known Irish moss (_Chondrus_), form plants of considerable size, with pretty well differentiated tissues.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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Each thread is a long tube, branching sometimes, but not divided into cells as in _Spirogyra_ or _Cladophora_.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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The plant is in structure much like _Cladophora_, except that it is unbranched, and the cells have but a single nucleus (Fig. 16, _E_).
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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