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Name derivation:
Classification:
Tetmemorus Ralfs ex Ralfs 1848; 5 of 52 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomicall (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Desmidiales; Family Desmidiaceae
Morphology:
Green unicells variable in length, tapering toward each end, with only a slight indentation at the isthmus. Incised deeply at each end. Two chloroplasts (one in each hemicell), stellate in cross-section, extending the length of hemicell. One or more pyrenoids along each chloroplast.
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Habitat:
Sphagnum bogs, or lakes with Sphagnum on the shoreline.
References:
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. Ralfs, J. 1848. The British Desmidieae. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, pls I-XXXV. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve.