Gonium
Sign in to savethumb|right|240px|Gonium colony of 16 cells at nominal magnification of 450x.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
- OrderVolvocales
- FamilyGoniaceae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded2,218
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Goniaceae
- Collections
- NY, YPM, KU, UTEX, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Life cycle
- Evolution
- Taxonomy
- References
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thumb|right|240px|Gonium colony of 16 cells at nominal magnification of 450x.
Gonium (Greek: γωνία gonia, "angle" or "corner") is a genus of colonial green algae, a member of the order Chlamydomonadales. The genus was first described by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1773, and is among the most common types of algae found in freshwater habitats. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
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