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Scientific Name: Coelastrum astroideum De Notaris, 1867
Photo: maricel-patino (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Scenedesmaceae
Description:
The cell body is predominantly spherical, occasionally featuring conical or globular bulges. Colonies exhibit a spherical shape with an inner space, and cell attachment is facilitated by a protrusion of the cell wall. Chloroplasts take on a cup-shaped structure with a pyrenoid. Reproduction occurs through asexual coenobium.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
These organisms primarily reside in freshwater environments.
Environment:
Freshwater
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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