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Dimorphococcus (Dictyosphaeraceae)

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Diagnostic features

Colonial chlorophyte with bean-shaped cells, usually in groups of four attached together by branching strands of mucilage (similar to Dictyosphaerium, but with different cell shape and no enveloping mucilage). There is a single large green chloroplast per cell.

[Dimorphococcus]. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua Image
Dimorphococcus. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua

Typical habitats

Found in the plankton of lakes and ponds

Classification

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