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Classification: |
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Teilingia Bourrelly, 1964; 4 of 11 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Desmidiales
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Morphology: |
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Filamentous desmid. Cells are deeply incut between hemicells. Distinguishing feature is the presence of a pair of four ‘rods’ or ‘granules’ at each end of each cell, that probably help help the cells together in a filament (Gerrath 2003).
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References: |
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Bourrelly, P. 1964. Une nouvelle coupure générique dans la famille des Desmidiées: le genre Teilingia. Review Algologique, Novelle Série 7: 187-191. Gerrath, J. 2003. Conjugating green algae and desmids. In: Wehr, J.D. and R.G. Sheath (Eds.), Freshwater algae of North America. Academic Press. (Chapter 9). Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 July 2013. |
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