Ulothrix aequalis
| Ulothrix aequalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Ulotrichales |
| Family: | Ulotrichaceae |
| Genus: | Ulothrix |
| Species: | U. aequalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ulothrix aequalis Kützing[1]
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Ulothrix aequalis is a species of green algae. It is a freshwater species, typically found in running waters. It has been reported from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and New Zealand.[1]
Description
[edit]Ulothrix aequalis consists of uniseriate filaments of cells. The cells are cylindrical, 12–22 microns broad and 26–30 microns long. They are attached a cell or rhizoids at the base.[2] The cell wall is more or less thickened and often striated. Cells each contain a broad, girdle-shaped chloroplast which covers at least half of the cell circumference; the chloroplast has one or two pyrenoids.[1]
Asexual reproduction is by zoospores or aplanospores. Akinetes are also produced, and they lack distinct ornamentation. Sexual reproduction is via biflagellate gametes.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Škaloud, Pavel; Rindi, Fabio; Boedeker, Christian; Leliaert, Frederik (2018). Chlorophyta: Ulvophyceae. Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Vol. 13. Berlin, Germany: Springer Spektrum. pp. i–x, 1–289. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-55495-1. ISBN 978-3-662-55494-4.
- ^ Guiry, M.D., John, D.M. Rindi, F. and McCathy, T.K. (Ed) 2007. New Survey of Clare Island Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-1-904890-31-7
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