"Algae Living Specimens"
Synedra
Freshwater, Unicellular; pennate, with bilateral symmetry. Diatom or basic medium.
Characterized by shells (tests) made of silica, in two parts.
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Ward's® Pediastrum
Freshwater. Colonial; polygonal cells. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Coccolithophora
Marine. Unicellular; contains same pigments as other Golden Algae but contains haptonema, unique to Haptophyceae. Coccoid, from coccoliths. Marine medium. Characterized by golden yellow plastids.
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Pandorina
Freshwater. Colonial; colonies elliptical, made up of 16–32 cells. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Microspora
Freshwater. Filamentous; H-shaped cell walls. Soil-water medium.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Ward's® Thalassiosira
Marine. Unicellular; brackish, centric cells. Marine medium.
Characterized by shells (tests) made of silica, in two parts.
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Eudorina
Freshwater. Colonial; with spherical, biflagellated cells. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Scenedesmus
Freshwater. Colonial; four cells with spines. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Oedogonium foveolatum
Freshwater. Filamentous. Homothallic strain. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Carteria
Freshwater. Unicellular; large cells, with four flagella. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Stigeoclonium
Freshwater. Filamentous. Produces zoospores. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Polysiphonia
Marine. Filamentous; polysiphonious construction. Collected.
Characterized by reddish plastids (rhodoplasts).
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Zygnema
Freshwater. Filamentous; two stellate chloroplasts per cell. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Fritschiella
Freshwater. Filamentous; displays high degree of differentiation. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Corallina
Marine. Macroalga; pink, coral-like appearance. Produces internal frame from calcium deposits. Collected.
Characterized by reddish plastids (rhodoplasts).
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Ward's® Phacus
Freshwater. Unicellular; heart-shaped cell. Soil-water medium.
Characterized by a lack of rigid cellulosic walls, instead these organisms have pellicles made of protein. They store paramylon instead of starch.