Key to the common species of Helminthocladia
| 1 | Branching radial; most cells of cortical filaments having rhizoids which on twisting with adjoining filaments holds cortex together | H. rhizoidea Doty & Abbott |
| 1 | Branching with irregular laterals; cortical filaments lacking rhizoids | H. simplex Doty & Abbott |
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