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Sphaeroplea
Sign in to saveSphaeroplea is a genus of green algae in the family Sphaeropleaceae. It was first circumscribed by the Swedish botanist Carl Adolph Agardh in 1824.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
- OrderChlamydomonadales
- FamilySphaeropleaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 44
- With media
- 39
- Family
- Sphaeropleaceae
- Collections
- NY, US, MICH, YPM, MNHN, FH
- Recorded in
- United States, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, South Africa, Austria, Latvia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sphaeropleaceae
- Image
- British fresh-water algae, exclusive of Desmidieae and Diatomaceae (1882-1884) (20424304451).jpg
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- taxon common name
- ヨコワミドロ属
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Sphaeroplea is a genus of green algae in the family Sphaeropleaceae. It was first circumscribed by the Swedish botanist Carl Adolph Agardh in 1824.
==Description== Sphaeroplea consists of unbranched filaments of cells, one cell thick. Cells are usually 10–50 μm in diameter, but one variety can reach up to 170 μm in diameter. Cells are cylindrical, several times longer than wide, with a linear series of alternating vacuoles and cytoplasmic zones containing nuclei and chloroplasts. The chloroplasts are band-shaped, and contain several pyrenoids. Nuclei are typically in pairs.
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