Algal factsheet: Westella-like colonies (Dictyosphaeriaceae)
Diagnostic features
Colonial chlorophyte with spherical cells usually in groups of 4 or 8, often connected to other groups via the remnants of parent cell walls. Single cup-shaped chloroplast.Typical habitats
Found in the plankton of nutrient-rich ponds including sewage pondsNotes
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Kingdom | Plantae |
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Phylum | Streptophyta |
Subphylum | Chlorophyta |
Class | Chlorophyceae |
Order | Chlorococcales |
Family | Dictyosphaeriaceae |
Common name | Green algae |