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Name
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Classification:
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Treubaria C.Bernard 1908; 8 of 11 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Chlorococcales Family Treubariaceae
Probable synonym: Echinosphaerella.
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Morphology:
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Unicell with an
irregular outline, and usually 2 – 4 (rarely up to 20) spines on the
corners. Occurrence of numerous (>4)
spines may be the result of multiple successive mitotic divisions without cytokinesis (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
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Similar genera:
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Echinosphaerella and Tetraedron, as well as the chrysophycean
Bitrichia,
are morphologically difficult to separate from Treubaria species.
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Habitat:
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Freshwater
plankton, widespread.
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References:
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Bernard, C.
1908. Protococcacées
et desmidiées d'eau douce, récoltées à Java. pp. [i-v], 1-230, 16
fold. lithogr. pls. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij. Guiry, M.D. G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National
University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03
August 2013. |
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