Algal factsheet: Tribonema (Tribonemataceae)
Diagnostic features
Unbranched xanthophycean filaments one cell wide, with cell walls made of overlapping H-shaped pieces (may require a broken cell, e.g. at the end of a filament, to be seen). Each cell has 2 or more disc-like yellow-green chloroplasts (cf. Microspora, which has a single net-like chloroplast per cell).Typical habitats
Most common in lakes, ponds and slow-flowing watersClassification
| Kingdom | Chromista |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ochrophyta |
| Subphylum | Phaeista |
| Class | Xanthophyceae |
| Order | Tribonematales |
| Family | Tribonemataceae |
| Common name | Yellow-green algae |