Algal factsheet: Dinobryon (Dinobryaceae)
Diagnostic features
Small ovoid cells, each set within a vase-like lorica. Each cell has 2 flagella of unequal length protruding from the open end of the lorica. Chloroplasts are golden-brown. Usually a cluster of loricas attach to each other form motile branching colonies.Typical habitats
Common in the plankton of lakes and ponds (not sewage ponds)Classification
| Kingdom | Chromista |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ochrophyta |
| Class | Chrysophyceae |
| Order | Chromulinales |
| Family | Dinobryaceae |
| Common name | Golden-brown algae |