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Name derivation:
Classification:
Apodochloris Komárek 1959; currently 3 of 4 species descriptions are accepted. Order Sphaeropleales; Family Characiaceae
Morphology:
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.
Similar genera:
Chlorococcum, Chlorochytrium, Tetracystis.
Habitat:
Can be found in empty Dinobryon loricas, the mucilage of Microcystis, and in terrestrial soil.
References:
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. Komárek, J. 1959. Apodochloris gen. nov. Preslia 31: 318-319.