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Scientific Name: Westella botryoides (West) De Wildeman, 1897
Phytoplankton : Westella botryoides - -

Photo: Glenn McGregor (GBIF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Scenedesmaceae
Description:
The cell bodies exhibit a spherical shape and aggregate to form colonies, creating overlapping clusters. Each cell contains a single cup-shaped chloroplast with a pyrenoid.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
These organisms are commonly found in freshwater habitats.
Environment:
Freshwater
References:

Khondker M, Alfasane MA, Gani MA, Islam MS (2012) Limnological notes on Ramsagar, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 41(1), 119-121

iNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2025). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-22. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/5006872672

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