Coelastrum
| Coelastrum | |
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| coenobium of Coelastrum sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Scenedesmaceae |
| Genus: | Coelastrum Nägeli, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Coelastrum sphaericum Nägeli, 1849
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Coelastrum is a genus of green algae in the Scenedesmaceae family. It is a common component of the phytoplankton in freshwater habitats such as ponds, lakes, waterfalls, and temporary pools of water.[1]
Description
Coelastrum consists of round colonies of cells (termed coenobia) of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 cells. Cells are spherical to polygonal, and are connected to each other to form hollow spheres. The cells may have various ornamentation such as protuberans, and have one parietal chloroplast with a single pyrenoid.[1]
Species list
- Coelastrum astroideum
- Coelastrum cambricum
- Coelastrum chodatii
- Coelastrum crenatum
- Coelastrum giganteum
- Coelastrum indicum
- Coelastrum irregulare
- Coelastrum microporum
- Coelastrum morus
- Coelastrum naegelii
- Coelastrum printzii
- Coelastrum probiscideum
- Coelastrum pseudomicroporum
- Coelastrum pulchellum
- Coelastrum pulchrum
- Coelastrum reticulatum
- Coelastrum schizodermaticum
- Coelastrum sphaericum
- Coelastrum stuhlmanii
- Coelastrum triangulare
- Coelastrum verrucosum
References
- ^ a b Shubert, Elliot; Gärtner, Georg (2014). "Chapter 7. Nonmotile Coccoid and Colonial Green Algae". In Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (eds.). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.
- D. Garbary & A. Comas (2004-08-18). "Coelastrum Genus detail". AlgaeBase. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
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