Dictyosphaerium

Dictyosphaerium
Scientific classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Dictyosphaerium
Nägeli, 1849
Type species
Dictyosphaerium ehrenbergianum
Nägeli
Species
  • Dictyosphaerium coacervatum
  • Dictyosphaerium ehrenbergianum
  • Dictyosphaerium granulatum
  • Dictyosphaerium indicum
  • Dictyosphaerium lacustre
  • Dictyosphaerium libertatis
  • Dictyosphaerium planctonicum
  • Dictyosphaerium primarium
  • Dictyosphaerium reniforme
  • Dictyosphaerium simplex
  • Dictyosphaerium subsolitarium
  • Dictyosphaerium terrestre

Dictyosphaerium is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorellaceae. It occurs in freshwater habitats around the world and is planktonic. The name comes from the Greek roots diktyon, meaning "net", and sphaira, meaning "ball", referring to its morphology.

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