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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Tetrasporidium Möbius 1893; the single species description is currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Chlamydomonadales Family Palmellopsidaceae
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Morphology:
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Similar but much
larger and more complex than colonies of Tetraspora. Colonies with thousands of cells embedded
in copious mucilage have been found as long as 30 cm. See Guiry and Guiry (2013) for more detail.
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Habitat:
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Freshwater ponds and rivers
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References:
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Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide
electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30
October 2013. Möbius, M. 1893. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Algenflora Javas. Berichte
der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 11:
118-139, Plates VIII, IX. |
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