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Name derivation: |
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Classification: |
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Borodinellopsis R.F.Dykstra in B. C. Parker et R. M. Brown, Jr. 1971; two described species are
currently accepted (Guiry 2012).
Order Chlamydomonadales; Family Chlorococcaceae
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Morphology:
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Sphaerical unicells
with a peripheral clear ring. |
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Habitat:
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Soil. Type species was isolated from gulf
shore of Texas. |
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References:
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Dykstra, R.F. 1971. Borodinellopsis
texensis: gen. et sp. nov.
A new alga from the Texas Gulf Coast. In: Parker, B.C. & Brown, R.M.,
Jr. [Eds.] Contributions
in Phycology. Allen
Press, Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 1-8. Guiry, M.D. in Guiry,
M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2012. AlgaeBase.
World-wide electronic publication, National
University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 December 2012. |