Sphaerodictyaceae
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
- OrderChlamydomonadales
- FamilySphaerodictyaceae
Habitatfreshwater
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- Chlamydomonadales
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Sphaerodictyaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.
The algae are colonial, freshwater phytoplankton. Cells are spherical, fusiform, or pyramidal, regularly dispersed in a gelatinous matrix with a shape characteristic of the genus. Reproduction occurs by the formation of autospores.
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