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Name derivation: |
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“Little beam” – Little Micro-
beam –actinium |
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Classification: |
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Micractinium Fresinius 1858; 9 of 31 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Chlorellales; Family Chlorellaceae
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Morphology: |
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Spherical individual cells group together into shapes varying from a ball to complex triangle matrices. Thin spines protrude from the colony. Sometimes multiple spines per individual cell.
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Habitat: |
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Found
in slow, still freshwater.
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References: |
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Fresenius, G. 1858. Beiträge zur Kenntniss mikroskopischer Organismen. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden
Gesellschaft 2: 211-242. Guiry,
M.D. in Guiry, M.D. and G.M.Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase.
World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 January 2013. |
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