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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Chaetonema Nowakowski [Nowakovsky] 1876; 2 species are described and accepted
taxonomically (Guiry 2012)
Order Chaetophorales; Family Aphanochaetaceae
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Morphology:
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Branched uniseriate green filaments. Terinal cells
often are drawn out into ‘hairs’.
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Similar genera:
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Habitat:
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Epibiotic on or in mucilage of other ‘algae’. e.g. Batrachospermum, Chaetophora and Tetraspora
(Guiry
2012)
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References:
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Guiry,
M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2012. AlgaeBase.
World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 December 2012. |
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