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Scientific Name: Tribonema sp. Derbès & Solier, 1851
Photo: Davide G. Borin (iNaturalist))
Classification:
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Xanthophyceae
Order: Tribonematales
Family: Tribonemataceae
Description:
Unbranched strands consisting of elongated, cylindrical cells are characterized by thick H-shaped cell walls comprising overlapping double cylinders that encase the cell’s contents. These structures house two or more disk-like chloroplasts, which are typically pale green or golden in color and lack pyrenoids. Reproduction primarily occurs through asexual methods like fragmentation, release of zoospores, or formation of aplanospores and resting cysts. Additionally, the genus is capable of undergoing isogamous sexual reproduction.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
They are associated with freshwater habitats.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish, Marine
Main References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
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