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Microthamnion
Microthamnion is a genus of green algae in the family Microthamniaceae. It is found in freshwater habitats around the world, preferably with low levels of pollution; it is typically attached to solid substrates.
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KINGDOM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassTrebouxiophyceae
- OrderMicrothamniales
- FamilyMicrothamniaceae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
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Microthamnion is a genus of green algae in the family Microthamniaceae. It is found in freshwater habitats around the world, preferably with low levels of pollution; it is typically attached to solid substrates.
==Description== Microthamnion consists of a microscopic, branched system of erect filaments. The filaments are uniseriate, with cylindrical cells; terminal cells are obtuse. Cells range from 1-5 μm wide and 2-15 times longer than wide. New branches form just underneath the cross-walls connecting cells. Cells are uninucleate (i.e. with one nucleus with a parietal chloroplast and no visible pyrenoids.