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Scientific Name: Eudorina elegans Ehrenberg 1832
Phytoplankton : Eudorina elegans - -

Photo: Glenn McGregor (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Volvocales
Family: Eudorinaceae
Description:
The vegetative colonies exhibited an ellipsoidal or elongate-ovoid shape, containing either 16 or 32 cells of nearly uniform size, with a maximum length reaching up to 95 μm.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in freshwater.
Environment:
Freshwater
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

Islam MS, Azadi MA, Nasiruddin M, Islam MT (2021) Checklist of Phytoplankton in the Halda River, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, 25(6)

Islam MS, Azadi MA, Nasiruddin M (2022) Phytoplankton Community of Boalia Khal Tributary of the Halda River, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Journal of Bioresource Management, 9(4), 7

Bhuiyan MAH, Mohid M, Islam SS, Kowser A, Islam MR, Kakoly SA, Khondker M (2021) Plankton composition of Hakaluki Haor of Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, 30(1), 69-78

Bhuiyan MAH, Islam MR, Islam SS, Kowser A, Khondker M (2022) Floristic Composition of Plankton in Shitalakhsya River, Narayanganj, Dhaka. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, 31(1), 45-57

iNaturalist (2008) Eudorina elegans. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 22 September 2025

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