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Name derivation:

 

Classification:

Brachiomonas  Bohlin  1897;  2 of 4 species descriptions are currently accepted (Guiry 2012).

Order Chlamydomonadales;  Family Chlamydomonadaceae

 

Morphology

Green biflagellated unicell with four posterior lobes.

 

Similar genera:

 

Habitat:

Euryhaline, mainly brackish water.

 

References:

Bohlin, K.  1897.  Zur Morphologie und Biologie einzelliger Algen. Öfversigt af Kongliga [Svenska] Vetenskadademiens Förhanligar, Stockholm 54:507-529.

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry  2012.  AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 December 2012.