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Scientific Name: Chaetopeltis orbicularis Berthold, 1878
Phytoplankton : Chaetopeltis orbicularis

Photo: Daniel Wujek (1999)

Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chaetopeltidales
Family: Chaetopeltidaceae
Description:
The thalli of this microalga were flat and consisted of branching filaments radiating from a central disk. Vegetative cells contained a pyrenoid surrounded by starch plates and crossed by one or two convoluted cytoplasmic channels. The cells had distinct cell walls but lacked plasmodesmata.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
These organisms are commonly found in freshwater habitats.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:

Chakraborty S, Karmaker D, Das S, Hossen R (2020) First report on phytoplankton communities of Barishal City, Bangladesh. Current Botany. 11. 142-147. 10.25081/cb.2020.v11.6296

Other References:

Wujek, Daniel & Thompson, Rufus. (1999). The Algal Genera Chaetopeltis, Oligochaetophora, and Polychaetophora (Chaetopeltidales, Chlorophyta). Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1903-). 102. 40. 10.2307/3628214.

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