Spongiochrysis

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Spongiochrysis is a genus of green algae in the family Cladophoraceae. It has one species, Spongiochrysis hawaiiensis. This land-dwelling alga forms golden-yellow crusts on the bark of Casuarina trees. Taxonomy: Kingdom Plantae; Division Chlorophyta; Class Ulvophyceae; Order Cladophorales; Family Cladophoraceae; Genus Spongiochrysis; Species S. hawaiiensis. Binomial name: Spongiochrysis hawaiiensis (Rindi, López-Bautista, Sherwood & Guiry).