Slender stonewort  (Nitella gracilis)

Facts

Kingdom Protista
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Charophyceae
Order Charales
Family Characeae
Genus Nitella
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Status

Classified as Endangered in Britain and is afforded general protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (2).