| Dispora | |
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| Dispora crucigneioides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Coccomyxaceae |
| Genus: | Dispora Printz |
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| Dispora crucigenioides Printz | |
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Dispora is a genus of green algae, in the family Coccomyxaceae. It is found in freshwater habitats especially in those with low pH, but it is typically uncommon or rare.
Description
Dispora consists of microscopic colonies of cells, ranging from four to 128, in a homogeneous mucilage. Within the colony, cells are arranged in diads or tetrads, usually as a grid in a flat plane. One species, D. globosa, has globular colonies. Cells are hemispherical, ovate, or triangular; cells are uninucleate with a single parietal chloroplast and no pyrenoids (except for D. globosa). Cells reproduce by simple vegetative division, while colonies may reproduce by fragmentation.
References
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Dispora". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- Shubert, Elliot; Gärtner, Georg (2014). "Chapter 7. Nonmotile Coccoid and Colonial Green Algae". In Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (eds.). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.
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