Prasiola is a genus of fresh water and marine green algae. Each individual plant is small but they usually grow side by side to form a green turf on rock surfaces. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]: 227
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| Prasiola japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Prasiolales |
| Family: | Prasiolaceae |
| Genus: | Prasiola (C.Agardh) Meneghini[1] |
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Occurrence
Freshwater species in this genus are common in cold water streams.[3]: 416
Reproduction
Asexual reproduction occurs by fragmentation or spores. While in sexual reproduction both male and female gametes are produced on the same thalli.[2]: 227
Species
There are about 25 species in the genus.[2][4]
- Prasiola calophylla
- Prasiola crispa
- Prasiola fangchengensis
- Prasiola flotowii
- Prasiola furfuracea
- Prasiola meridionalis
- Prasiola minuta
- Prasiola novaezelandiae
- Prasiola snareana
- Prasiola sneareana
- Prasiola stipitata
- Prasiola volcanica
- Prasiola linearis
- Prasiola sinica
- Prasiola tibetica
- Prasiola yunnanica