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Name derivation:
Classification:
Sphaerozosma Corda ex Ralfs, 1 848; 12 of 53 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2014). Order Desmidiales; Family Desmidiaceae
Morphology:
Filaments of deeply constricted cells forming an isthmus. Each semicell has a pair of rod-like processes at the end adjacent the next cell in the filament that are anchor points holding cells together.
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Habitat:
Freshwater usually in somewhat acidic and oligotrophic lakes.
References:
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2014. Ralfs, J. 1848. The British Desmidieae. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, pls I-XXXV. London: Reeve, Benham and Reeve.