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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 |
