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Name derivation:
Named for Susan Biddulph, a British botanist.
Classification:
Biddulphia S.F.Gray, 1821. Of the 483 species, only 36 have been accepted taxonomically. Order Biddulphiales; Family Biddulphiaceae
Morphology:
Often occurs in zig-zag chains often occuring nearshore or attached to substrates such as seaweeds. In girdle view cells are rectangular. In Valve view cells appear elliptical to circular with one blunt process or horn on each valve face.
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References:
Graham, L. and Wilcox, L. . Algae. Prentice-Hall. (2000) Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British plants, according to their relations to each other, as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c. including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. pp. vol. 1: [i]-xxviii, [1]- 824, pls I-XXI plates. London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Paternoster-Row. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 September 2013.