Algal factsheet: Chrysocapsa (Chrysocapsaceae)
Diagnostic features
Small rounded, golden-brown cells, each with 1-2 golden brown chloroplasts in colonies set in a mass of mucilage.Typical habitats
Colonies attached to the bed of good quality streamsClassification
Kingdom | Chromista |
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Phylum | Ochrophyta |
Class | Chrysophyceae |
Order | Chromulinales |
Family | Chrysocapsaceae |
Common name | Golden-brown algae |