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Golden cloud chryso- (Gr.) golden, nephos (Gr.) cloud
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Chrysonephos W.R. Taylor, 1952; one species (C. lewisii) has been described and is currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).Order Sarcinochrysidales; Family SarcinochrysidaceaeSometimes placed in Class Pelagophyceae within the Ochrophytes (Ibid.).
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Morphology: |
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Mainly uniseriate filament with dichotomous branching, oblique divisions on older filaments cause irregular multiseriate regions. Clouds up to 4 cm high.
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Marine subtropical to tropical, benthic, shallow to ~ 45 m depth.
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References: |
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 December 2012. |
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