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Name derivation: |
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Classification: |
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Ankyra Fott 1957; currently 6 of 11 species descriptions
are accepted.
Order Sphaeropleales; Family Characiaceae
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Morphology:
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Solitary elongate cell 15
– 150 µm long and 1.5 – 14 µm wide, tapering to
anterior and posterior ‘bristles’. Both have two or more short
‘bristles’ at their distal end.
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Habitat:
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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. |
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