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Name derivation:
Classification:
Cylindrocystis Meneghini ex De Bary, 1858; 16 of 34 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Zygnematales; Family Mesotaeniaceae
Morphology:
Cells usually solitary, but known to form short or long filaments or aggregations of cells in gelatinous matrix. Cells small to medium sized (18-96 µm long, 1.5-4 times longer than broad), elliptic to elongate-cylindric, straight or curved, with broadly rounded ends. Contains two chloroplasts two per cell, which the nucleus is between. Asexual reproduction by cell division.
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Habitat:
Freshwater acidic, oligotrophic lakes.
References:
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.