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Name derivation: |
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Classification:
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Keratococcus
Pascher 1915; 7 of 18 species
descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2017).
Order
Chlorellales; Family Chlorellaceae
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Morphology: |
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Unicells,
elongate-fusiform, 9- 70 x 2.5-9 μm, straight or curved. Smooth cells walls. One nucleus, one chloroplast and one
pyrenoid. Asexual reproduction by
autospores released through torn wall (Ibid.). |
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Habitat: |
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Planktonic or terrestrial on moist substrates. Reported only from Europe (Ibid.). |
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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 05 August 2013. Pascher,
A. 1915. Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands,
Österreichs und der Schweiz. Heft 5. Chlorophyceae II. . Jena: Gustav Fischer. |
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