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Name derivation: |
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Classification: |
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Derepyxis A. Stokes 1885; 7 of 10 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2014).Order Hibberdiales; Family Stylococcaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Unicell, flask-shaped, many times longer than are broad. Enclosed in a lorica, very thin sheath of silicon (Stokes 1888). |
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Habitat: |
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They are found in freshwater lakes and ponds, in North America, Africa, and recently in the Ukraine. There are not many species found in the genera, so they do not take up a large percentage of biomass where they are found (Kapustin 2015). |
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References: |
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Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2014. Kapustin, D. A. 2015. Freshwater algae of the Polessian Nature Reserve (Ukraine)." International Journal of Algae 6.1 (2014): 43-56. Stokes, A. C. 1888. Journal of the Natural History Society, Volume 1. Pages 116-117. |