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Name derivation:
Classification:
Cosmocladium Brébisson 1856; 7 of 11 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2014). Order Desmidiales; Family Desmidiaceae
Morphology:
Colonies or pseudofilaments of smooth-walled cells with a deep isthmus at overlap of two hemicell walls, attached by microfilaments that halfway between adjacent cells form a visible attachment. Microfilaments are secreted from pores in the cell walls. May also have a watery sheath also secreted from cell wall pores.
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Habitat:
Freshwater, oligotrophic and acidic habitats.
References:
Brébisson, [L.] A. de 1856. Liste des Desmidiées, observées en Basse-Normandie. Mémoires de la Société Nationale des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg 4: 113-166, pls I, II. Guiry, M.D., and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2013.