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Name
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Classification:
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Tetracystis R.M.Brown, Jr and Bold 1964; 21 of 23 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically
(Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Chlamydomonadales; Family Chlorococcaceae
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Morphology:
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Unicells, spherical to oblong, 5.5-18 µm in diameter, with one lobed or
stellate chloroplast and a pyrenoid with large starch grains. Form 4 – 8 zoospores up to 12 µm long.
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Habitat:
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References:
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Arneson, R.D. 1973.
Pseudotetracystis, a new
chlorosarcinacean alga. Journal of
Phycology 9(1):10-14. Brown, R.M., Jr., and H.C.
Bold 1964. Comparative studies of the algal genera Tetracystis
and Chlorococcum. University of Texas Publication No. 6417: 1-213. Guiry, M.D. and G.M.
Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic
publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16
May 2013. |
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