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Home / Charophyceae / Desmids / Unicells/ Placoderm / Genicularia |
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Name derivation:
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Classification |
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Genicularia De Bary 1858; both of 2 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry).Order Desmidiales; Family Gonatozygaceae
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Morphology:
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Elongate bisymmetric cells 200-427 µm in length with truncate ends. Two or three spiraling band-like chloroplasts with may pyrenoids per cell (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
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At first glimpse similar to individual cells of Spirulina because of spiraling chloroplasts. |
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Habitat:
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Somewhat acidic freshwater lakes. Reported only from North America and Eurasia, but rarely. |
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References:
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De Bary, A. 1858. Untersuchungen über die Familie der Conjugaten (Zygnemeen und Desmidieen). Ein Beitrag zur physiologischen und beschreibenden Botanik. pp. [i]-vi, 1-91. Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung (Arthur Felix). Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2013. |
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