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Name derivation: |
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Classification:
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Characium A.
Braun in Kützing 1849; 38 of 93 species descriptions are
currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Sphaeropleales; Family Characiaceae
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Morphology:
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Shapes range from almost spherical
to needles, often attached to a subtrate with a
basal pad. Unicells containing chloroplasts.
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Similar genera:
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Hydrianum looks the same, differs in some details,
and here is considered to be a synonym of Characium.
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Habitat:
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Mostly freshwater but
some species have been found in soils ranging from arctic to tropics.
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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 28 February 2013. Kützing, F.T.
1849. Species Algarum. pp. [i]-vi,
[1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus. |
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