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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Palmodictyon Kutzing 1845
Order Sphaeropleales; Family Radiococcaceae
Synonym
in Phycokey: Palmodactylon Naegeli 1849, Order Chlamydomonadales,
Family Hormotilaceae |
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Morphology:
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Green
spherical cells (4 – 7 μm diameter)
embedded in mucilaginous pseudofilamentous
(cylindrical) thallus (Wolle
1887). The cells divide within the matrix and vacated cell walls remain
within the mucilage. |
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Habitat:
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Freshwater. Rare, in stagnant pools. |
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References:
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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 September 2013. Kützing, F.T.
1845. Phycologia
germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. i-x, 1-340. Nordhausen: W. Köhne. Wolle, F. 1887. Fresh-water Algae of the United States
(Exclusive of the diatomaceae), 2300 illustrations,
151 plates. Comenius Press, Bethlehem,
PA USA. |
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