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Classification:
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Tetraëdriella Pascher 1930; 9 of 11 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Mischococcales; Family Pleurochloridaceae
Possible synonym: Tetraplekton Fott 1957 is not separated here from Tetradriella for lack of information. Possibly it can be separated on the basis of shorter
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Morphology:
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Non-flagellated
tetrahedral unicell with four spines radiating from
cell corners at equal angles from each other. One discoid chloroplast, no pyrenoid.
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References:
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Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase.
World-wide electronic publication, National
University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org;
searched on 12 April 2013. Pascher, A. 1930. Zur Kenntnis der heterokonten Algen. Archiv für Protistenkunde 69: 401-451. |
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