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Name derivation: |
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"Chinese bamboo" -- Bamboo (Bambus-) Chinese (-sina) |
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Classification: |
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Bambusina brebissonii F.T. Kützing (1849); 4 out of 19 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2014).Order Desmidiales; Family Desmidiaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Bambusina has small, rectangular cells that end with star-like points. Cells have a slight central channel and are in a singular row. Each cell has semicells, each with one chloroplast. The nucleus is located in the center between semicell chloroplasts. A pyrenoid (transparent structure) is visible between semicells. Cells viewed from the tip (apex) appear circular with two to three protrusions or points near the joining of semicells (isthmus). |
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Habitat: |
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Both Bambusina and Desmidium, another filamentous desmid, contain semicells with one chloroplast. |
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References: |
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Gerrath JH. 2003. Conjugating Green Algae and Desmids. In: Wehr JD, Robert SG, editors. Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification. San Diego (CA): Academic Press. p 373-4. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2014.
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