Sphaerodictyaceae Explained

Sphaerodictyaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.

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.^[1]

External links

• AlgaeBase
• AlgaTerra database
• Index Nominum Genericorum

Notes and References

1. Book: Zhōngguó dànshuǐ zǎo zhì dì bā juǎn lǜ zǎo mén lǜ qiú zǎo mù (shàng) . zh: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). Bi. Liejue. Hu. Zhengyu. 2004. Science Press. [i]xxv, 1-198 incl. 33 pls.