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Name derivation:
Classification:
Chaetosphaeridium Klebahn 1892; 6 of 8 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Chaetosphaeridiales; Family Chaetosphaeridiaceae
Morphology:
Shapes range from almost spherical to needles, often attached to a subtrate with a basal pad. Unicells containing chloroplasts.
Similar genera:
Habitat:
Mostly freshwater but some species have been found in soils ranging from the artic to tropics.
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. Klebahn, H. 1892. Chaetosphaeridium Pringsheimii, novum genus et nova species chlorophycearum aquae dulcis. Jahrbücher für wissenschaftliche Botanik 24: 268-282.