Dispora

For the dispersion of population, see Diaspora.

Dispora
Dispora crucigneioides
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Trebouxiophyceae
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	Coccomyxaceae
Genus:	Dispora Printz[1]
Type species
Dispora crucigenioides Printz[1]
Species[1]
Dispora crucigenioides Printz Dispora cuneiformis (Schmidle) Printz Dispora globosa C.E.M.Bicudo & R.M.T.Bicudo

Dispora is a genus of green algae, in the family Coccomyxaceae.[1] It is found in freshwater habitats especially in those with low pH, but it is typically uncommon or rare.[2]

Description

Dispora consists of microscopic colonies of cells, ranging from four to 128, in a homogeneous mucilage. Within the colony, cells are arranged in diads or tetrads, usually as a grid in a flat plane. One species, D. globosa, has globular colonies. Cells are hemispherical, ovate, or triangular; cells are uninucleate with a single parietal chloroplast and no pyrenoids (except for D. globosa). Cells reproduce by simple vegetative division, while colonies may reproduce by fragmentation.[1]

References

1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Dispora". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
2. Shubert, Elliot; Gärtner, Georg (2014). "Chapter 7. Nonmotile Coccoid and Colonial Green Algae". In Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (eds.). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.

External links

• AlgaTerra database
• Index Nominum Genericorum