Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Algal factsheet: Dimorphococcus (Dictyosphaeraceae)


Diagnostic features

Colonial chlorophyte with bean-shaped cells, usually in groups of four attached together by branching strands of mucilage (similar to Dictyosphaerium, but with different cell shape and no enveloping mucilage). There is a single large green chloroplast per cell.

Typical habitats

Found in the plankton of lakes and ponds

Classification

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Chlamydomonadales
Family Dictyosphaeraceae
Common name Green algae