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Name derivation: |
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Named after Jiri
Komárek, phycologist from the Czech Republic. |
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Classification: |
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Komarekia Fott 1981; 2 of 3 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically
(Guiry qand Guiry 2013).
Order Sphaeropleales; Family Scenedesmaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Non-flagellated colonies of four cells
in one plane, or tetrahedral with space between cells. Cells oval, 3 – 8 µm long.
Cells retain a fragment of parental cell wall, and larger colonies
comprised of the 4-cell groups may develop as a result of attachment to these
fragments. No flagellated stage known.
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Habitat: |
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Plankton of eutrophic rivers,
reported from Europe and Asia, temperate to tropical areas. |
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References: |
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Fott, B.
1981. Nomenklatorische änderungen bei einigen Chlorokokkalalgen. Preslia 53: 1-7. 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 March 2013. |
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