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Name derivation:
Classification:
Botrydiopsis Borzì 188; 11 of 14 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2017). Order Mischococcales; Family Botrydiopsidaceae Pleurogaster is currently considered synonymous in Phycokey.
Morphology:
Cells are cylindrical, but unlike Tribonema, are never barrel-shaped and only up to twice as long as they are wide. The cells form unbranched filaments. Each cell contains two to eight discoid chromatophores.
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Habitat:
Usually grows in pools with a clay sediment.
References:
Borzí, A. 1889. Botrydiopsis, nuovo genere di alghe verdi. Bollettino Società Italiana Microscopica 1: 69. Graham, L. and L. Wilcox 2000. Algae. Prentice-Hall Smith, G. M. 1950. The fresh-water algae of the United States. McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed. Guiry, M.D. & G.M. Guiry 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 February 2017.