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Schizochlamys (Tetrasporaceae)

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Diagnostic features

Colonial chlorophyte with spherical cells set in mucilaginous colonies. The crescent-shaped remains of old parent cell walls remain trapped in the colony amongst the living cells. Chloroplasts green, cup-shaped, one per cell, each with a single pyrenoid.

[Schizochlamys], Kakanui River, north Otago, X22. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua Image
Schizochlamys, Kakanui River, north Otago, X22. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua
[Schizochlamys], Kakanui River, north Otago, X640. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua Image
Schizochlamys, Kakanui River, north Otago, X640. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua

Typical habitats

Found infrequently in streams and ponds

Classification

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Chlamydomonadales
Family Tetrasporaceae
Common name Green algae