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Name derivation:

"Silent Bell " -- Bell Kodonion silent -sige (Greek)

 

Classification:

Codosiga H.J.Clard 1866.  Order Craspedomonadales; Family Codonosigaceae

Currently 15 species are recognized.

Morphology:

Colonial.  Spherical or ovoid cells attached to a pedicel (stalk), branched or unbranched. Often found attached to the colonial diatom Asterionella and the filamentous diatom Melosira.

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Habitat:

Attached to planktonic or benthic substrate.  Freshwater, brackish, and marine .

 

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