Closterium
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| Closterium | |
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| Closterium sp. | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Charophyta |
| Class: | Zygnemophyceae |
| Order: | Desmidiales |
| Family: | Closteriaceae |
| Genus: | Closterium |
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In taxonomy, Closterium is a genus of algae, specifically of the family Closteriaceae.[1]
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[edit] Morphology
Elongated cylindrical, often lunate unicells composed of two symmetrical semicells. Single, axial chloroplasts with many pyrenoids in each semicell. Very conspicuous vacuoles at the ends of the cell with CaSO4 (Gypsum) crystals "dancing" around within them.
[edit] Further species
Closterium regulare Breb has been rediscovered in the United Kingdom. It was first described from Lower Normandy by Brebisson.[2]
[edit] Reproduction
Asexual: budding from a partitioned parent cell.
Sexual: Conjugation to form a hypnozygote.
[edit] References
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Closterium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Carter, C.F. and Williamson, D.B. (2008) A rediscovered UK desmid: Closterium regulare Breb The Phycologist. Autumn 2008 No.75:24
[edit] External links
[edit] Scientific references
- PubMed references for Closterium
- PubMed Central references for Closterium
- Google Scholar references for Closterium
[edit] Scientific databases
- NCBI taxonomy page for Closterium
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Closterium
- Search Species2000 page for Closterium
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