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Name derivation: |
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Classification: |
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Desmococcus F.Brand,
1925; 3 of 6 species descriptions are
currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry 2013).
Order Prasiolales; Family Prasiolaceae
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Morphology: |
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Small colonies or
packets of globular cells attached to damp terrestrial substrates. |
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Similar species: |
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Apatococcus, Chlorococcum,
Pleurococcus,
Protococcus
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Habitat: |
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Terrestrial
on damp bases of trees, wall and greenhouses.
Subaerial algae or an algal component of lichens .
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References:
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Brand, F. and Stockmayer, S.
1925. Analyse
der aerophilen Grünalgenanflüge, insbesondere der proto- pleurococcoiden Formen. Archiv
für Protistenkunde52: 265-355. Guiry, M.D. in Guiry, M.D. and Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 January 2013. |
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