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DIVISION
CLASS
ORDER
Chlorellas
FAMILY
Chlorellaceae
GENUS
SPECIES
Chlorella, Beyerinck (Beijerinck), 1890
IMAGES
Morphological Characteristics

Single cells or joined in colonies, spherical or ellipsoid. The cell can be surrounded by a layer of mucilage. In the cytoplasmic there is a single chloroplast surrounded by small granules of starch.

Distribution

Marine genus, planktonic o edaphic.

Notes

Reproduction is by 2-16 auxospores in the mother cell, the number depending on the species.

Toxicity:

Not reported.

Resistence Stages:

Not reported.

SHAPE
Shape Type
simple
Shape Unit
Cell
Cod:
1 - Sphere
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