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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Gloeococcus A.Braun 1850; 8 of 9 species descriptions are currently
accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Tetrasporales; Family Palmellopsidaceae
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Morphology:
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Non-flagellated
colonies are gelatinous and can be large (> 5m). Biflagellate cells are relatively immobile
within the gelatin, each with one cup-shaped or parietal chloroplast. |
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Habitat:
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Freshwater or in soil. |
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References:
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Braun, A. 1850.
Betrachtungen über
die Erscheinung der Verjüngung in der Natur.
pp. [i]-xvi, [1]-363, pls
I-III. Leipzig: Verlag
von Wilhelm Engelmann. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase.
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