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Name derivation: |
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Golden sphere (Golden- chryso-, capsules -capsa) |
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Classification: |
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Chrysocapsa Pascher 1913; 9 of 13 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2014).Order Chromulinales; Family Chrysocapsaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Amorphous colonies with unpigmented gelatinous extracellular matrix. |
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Habitat: |
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Freshwater |
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References: |
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Pascher, A. 1913. Crysomonadinae (Pascher, A. & E. Lemmermann: Flagellatae II). In: Die Süsswasserflora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz.. (Pascher, A. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 1-95. Jena, Germany: Gustav Fischer. |