Cosmarium
| Cosmarium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Charophyta |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| Order: | Desmidiales |
| Family: | Desmidiaceae |
| Genus: | Cosmarium |
| Species | |
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In taxonomy, Cosmarium is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.[1]
Description
In this complex genus the cells are very variable. All are constricted in the middle leading to its bi-lobed appearance.[2]
Cosmarium is a fresh water algae.
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Cosmarium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ Guiry, M.D., John, D.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy, Y.K.2007. New Survey of Clare Island Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-1-904890-31-7
External links
Scientific references
Scientific databases
- NCBI taxonomy page for Cosmarium
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Cosmarium
- Search Species2000 page for Cosmarium
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Cosmarium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- AlgaTerra database
- Index Nominum Genericorum
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