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Home / Greens / Colonies / Non-flagellated / Coenocystis
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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Coenocystis Korshikov 1953;
8 of 15 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically
(Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order
Sphaeropleales; Family Radiococcaceae |
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Morphology:
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Colonies
with 2N cells, usually <32, embedded in a gelatinous matrix. Cells ovoid up to 25 µm
long, each with one parietal chloroplast and pyrenoid. No flagellated stage known. |
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Similar genera:
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Siderocelis. |
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Habitat:
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Diverse
freshwater habitats including lakes, bogs and rivers. Cosmopolitan. |
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References:
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Guiry, M. in Guiry, M.D. and Guiry,
G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide
electronic publication, National
University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2013. Korshikov, O.
1953. Vtznachnyk
prisnovodnykh vdorostej Ukrajns'koj RSR. [Vyp] V. Pidklas Protokokovi (Protococcineae). Vakuol'ni (Vacuolales) ta Protokokovi (Protococcales) [The Freshwater Algae of the Ukranian SSR. V. Subclass Protococcineae.
Vacuolales and Protococcales].
pp. 439. Kyjv [Kiev]: Akad.
Nauk URSR. |
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