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Name
derivation:
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Classification:
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Geminella Turpin 1828; 9 of 19 species
descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Chlorellales; Family Chlorellaceae
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Morphology:
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Filaments of pseudofilaments
(in which cells are not closely appressed) embedded in a thick gelatinous
sheath. One parietal or laminate
chloroplast with a single pyrenoid per cell. |
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Habitat:
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Freshwater plankton in marshes and shallow lakes. Has been reported as an epiphyte or
aufwuchs (sitting upon but not firmly attached), or even from a terrestrial
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References:
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Guiry, M.D. in , M.D. Guiry and , G.M. Guiry 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of
Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 February 2013. Turpin, P.J.F. (1828). De la description de plusieurs genres et espèces nouvelles très remarquables,
découverte parmi les productions végétales et microscopiques. Mémoires du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle 16:295-344,
pl. 13 ["15"]. |
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