Sphaerodictyaceae

Sphaerodictyaceae
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Chlamydomonadales
Family:	Sphaerodictyaceae; C.-C. Jao 1978
Genera
	Pectodictyon; Sphaerodictyon;

Sphaerodictyaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. "Family: Sphaerodictyaceae taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ Bi, Liejue; Hu, Zhengyu (2004). Zhōngguó dànshuǐ zǎo zhì dì bā juǎn lǜ zǎo mén lǜ qiú zǎo mù (shàng) 中国淡水藻志第八卷绿藻门绿球藻目 (上) [Flora algarum sinicarum aquae dulcis Tomus VIII. Chlorophyta Chlorococcales (I)]. Science Press. pp. [i]xxv, 1-198 incl. 33 pls.

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[Algaebase-1] Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. "Family: Sphaerodictyaceae taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

[2] Bi, Liejue; Hu, Zhengyu (2004). Zhōngguó dànshuǐ zǎo zhì dì bā juǎn lǜ zǎo mén lǜ qiú zǎo mù (shàng) 中国淡水藻志第八卷绿藻门绿球藻目 (上) [Flora algarum sinicarum aquae dulcis Tomus VIII. Chlorophyta Chlorococcales (I)]. Science Press. pp. [i]xxv, 1-198 incl. 33 pls.

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