zosteriga
Zosteriga is a fictional genus of marine algae created for educational and illustrative purposes in taxonomy and phylogenetics. It is not recognized by real-world taxonomic databases, but it is used to demonstrate how researchers describe, compare, and delimit species within a broader algal group.
In the imagined account, Zosteriga species form small, disc-shaped thalli up to about 2 cm in diameter,
Reproduction in Zosteriga is described as versatile in the educational scenario, with fragmentation enabling asexual spread
Taxonomy and etymology within the fictional framework place Zosteriga in a broader, hypothetical lineage of photosynthetic