How to Know the Freshwater AlgaeExplains basic laboratory procedure and identifies common species and genera of freshwater algae according to families and phyla. |
Contents
Use of the Key | 4 |
Synopsis of the Algal Phyla | 12 |
Appendix | 58 |
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adjoined akinetes apex apical attached autospores broadly cell showing cell wall Cells arranged Cells oval Cells shaped Cells spherical central chlo chloro Chlorophyta chloroplast Chrysophyta clusters coenocytic colonial mucilage colorless contractile vacuoles cylindrical dense desmids diameter differentiated disclike elliptic elongate end view endospores epiphytic euplankton eye-spot Family Figure filamentous algae flagella flagellum free-floating freshwater front view Frustules fusiform G.M. Smith gelatinous sheath gelatinous strands genera genus girdle view globular green habit habitats heterocysts intercalary irregularly Kütz lamellate lobed longitudinal lorica margin microscopic midregion mother-cell wall motile mucilage mucilaginous Näg occur otherwise parietal parietal chloroplast parietal plate Pascher pigments plankton plasts platelike poles Presc prostrate protoplast pseudoraphe puncta pyrenoid pyriform radiating raphe rarely rectangular Redrawn reproduction rhizoidal Scotiella semicell septa setae short side sometimes species illustrated spines spores stalk starch striae subaerial substrates tapering thallus trichomes tufts tychoplankton United usually valve view view showing zoospores