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Name derivation:
“Transparent hair” or “Invisible hair” – Transparent Aphano- hair -chaete
Classification:
Aphanochaete Braun 1850; 7 of 25 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Chaetophorales; Family Aphanochaetaceae
Morphology:
Cylindrical filaments that group together to form radially symmetrical shapes. Many can have setae on the upper surfaces. Contain many branched filaments. Contain a single chloroplast. Asexual reproduction via zoospores or aplanospores. Sexual reproduction is oogamous (Luther and Hällfors 1981). Zygote thick-walled, containing reddish to yellowish oil droplets.
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Habitat:
Freshwater species found in eutrophic water, sometimes brackish water too all across the globe.

References:
Braun, A. 1850 '1851'. Betrachtungen über die Erscheinung der Verjüngung in der Natur. pp. [i]-xvi, [1]-363, pls I-III. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 September 2013. Luther, H. and G. Hällfors 1981. Oogamy in aphanochaete (Chlorophyceae, chaetophorales). I. Morphology and ecology. Annales Botanici Fennici 18: 169-181.

Name derivation:

Classification:

Aphanochaete Braun 1850; 7 of 25 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).

Order Chaetophorales; Family Aphanochaetaceae

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