Characium
Characium | |
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Characium hookeri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Sphaeropleales |
Family: | Characiaceae |
Genus: | Characium A. Braun in Kützing, 1849 |
Type species | |
Characium sieboldii | |
Species[1] | |
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Characium is a genus of green algae in the family Characiaceae.[1] It is very commonly found in freshwater habitats, where it is attached to phytoplankton or zooplankton.[2]
Description
Characium consists of single or rarely clustered cells. They are attached to a plant or animal substrate (thus
Characium reproduces
Identification
The genus Characium is similar to
Identification of species depends on the shapes and sizes of the cell body, as well as the stipe with which the body is attached.[1]
Species list
- C. acuminatum
- C. ambiguum
- C. angustum
- C. astipitatum
- C. braunii
- C. bulgariense
- C. cerassiforme
- C. conicum
- C. epipyxis
- C. giganteum
- C. groenlandicum
- C. guttula
- C. heteromorphum
- C. limneticum
- C. marinum
- C. nasutum
- C. obtusum
- C. ornithocephalum
- C. ovale
- C. polymorphum
- C. prodani
- C. pseudopyriforme
- C. pyriforme
- C. rostratum
- C. saccatum
- C. sieboldii
- C. strictum
- C. substrictum
- C. subulatum
- C. tenue
- C. terrestre
- C. urnigerum
- C. westianum
References
- ^ a b c Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Characium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.
- ^ ISBN 857656064X.
- ^ ISBN 9783642394614.
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Characiopsis". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Deuterocharacium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-10-09.