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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Stipitococcus West and G.S.West 1898; all 13 of 13 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically
(Guiry and Guiry 2013).
Order Rhizochloridales; Family Stipitococcaceae
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Morphology:
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Loricate amoeboid unicells
with a long pseudopod(s). Lorica has a long stipe
with or without a basal pad attached to a substrate, usually a filamentous desmid. |
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Habitat:
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Epiphytic on filamentous desmids in freshwater pools and small lakes. |
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References:
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Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase.
World-wide electronic publication, National University of
Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2013. West, W. G.S. West 1898. Notes on freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 36: 330-338. |
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