Gonatozygon monotaenium De Bary    
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Charophyta   >   Class Conjugatophyceae   >   Order Desmidiales   >   Family Gonatozygaceae   >   Genus Gonatozygon   

Description:

Gonatozygon monotaenium is a unicellular (sometimes forming short filaments) green alga. The cells are many times longer than broad with truncate apices. The cell surface is covered in short spines or granules, randomly arranged. The plastid (chloroplast) is an axial ribbon with many pyrenoids.

Where to find:

Gonatozygon monotaenium is an infrequent component of most oligotrophic and mesotrophic lakes, ponds and wetlands (i.e., habitats with low to moderate nutrients, pH and conductivity).

There are 2 records in the project database.

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Gonatozygon monotaenium in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, all rights reserved. Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Gonatozygon monotaenium in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)


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