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Name derivation:
Golden sphere (Golden- chryso-, capsules -capsa)
Classification:
Chrysocapsa Pascher 1913; 9 of 13 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2014). Order Chromulinales; Family Chrysocapsaceae
Morphology:
Amorphous colonies with unpigmented gelatinous extracellular matrix.
Similar genera:
Habitat:
Freshwater
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 07 May 2013. Pascher, A. 1913. Crysomonadinae (Pascher, A. & E. Lemmermann: Flagellatae II). In: Die Süsswasserflora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz.. (Pascher, A. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 1-95. Jena, Germany: Gustav Fischer.