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Name derivation: |
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“Moonstar” --
Moon Selen-
star –astrum |
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Classification: |
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Selenastrum Reinsch 1867; 4 of 13 species descriptions are currently
accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Sphaeropleales; Family Selenastraceae
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Morphology: |
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Great
variety in individual cell shapes but often greatly lunate
in groups of four or so cells. Colony is formed by many groups clustered at
the dorsal sides of the cells. Tends to
form unicells in culture. |
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Habitat: |
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Cosmopolitan
in temperate and warm waters. |
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References: |
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Guiry,
M.D. and G.M. Guiry
2013. AlgaeBase.
World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org;
searched on 28 September 2013. Reinsch, P.[F.] 1867.
Die Algenflora des mittleren
Theiles von Franken (des Keupergebietes
mit den angrenzenden Partien des jurassischen Gebietes) enthaltend die von Autor bis jetzt
in diesen Gebieten beobachteten Süsswasseralgen
und die Diagnosen und Abbildungen
von ein und fünfzig vom Autor in diesen Gebiete entdeckten neuen Arten und drei neuen Gattungen. pp. i-viii, 1-238, 13 pls. Nürnberg: Verlag
von Wilhelm Schmid. |
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