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Westella
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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Westella De Wildeman 1897; 2 of 5 species
descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Sphaeropleales Family Scenedesmaceae
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Morphology:
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Green colonies (coenobia) of four nonflagellate
spherical cells held together with remnants of parent cell wall, can
aggregate with mucilage matrix to more than 25 colonies. Each cell is 3-13 µm
in diameter and has one chloroplast.
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Similar genera:
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Dictyosphaerium has more space between cells in each coenobium. |
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Habitat:
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Freshwater ponds and rivers |
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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 30
April 2013. |
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