Biology:Dispora
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Dispora is a genus of green algae, in the family Coccomyxaceae.[1] It is found in freshwater habitats especially in those with low pH, but it is typically uncommon or rare.[2]
Description
Dispora consists of microscopic colonies of cells, ranging from four to 128, in a homogeneous mucilage. Within the colony, cells are arranged in diads or tetrads, usually as a grid in a flat plane. One species, D. globosa, has globular colonies. Cells are hemispherical, ovate, or triangular; cells are uninucleate with a single parietal chloroplast and no pyrenoids (except for D. globosa). Cells reproduce by simple vegetative division, while colonies may reproduce by fragmentation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Dispora". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=43401.
- ↑ Shubert, Elliot; Gärtner, Georg (2014). "Chapter 7. Nonmotile Coccoid and Colonial Green Algae". Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc.. ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5282652 entry
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