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Microthamnion
Sign in to saveMicrothamnion 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.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassTrebouxiophyceae
- OrderMicrothamniales
- FamilyMicrothamniaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 36
- With media
- 33
- Family
- Chaetophoraceae
- Collections
- US, NY, NHMUK, JBRJ, FH, MEL
- Recorded in
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa, France, Alemanha, Canada
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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.
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