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Algae
Division Chlorophyta
Tetraspora spp.

Class Chlorophyceae - Order Tetrasporales- Family Tetrasporaceae

Profiles:

Attached - may grow to macroscopic colonies (over 1m). T. cylindrica (cold water), T. gelatinosa (quiet backwaters among rushes), T. lubrica (flowing water and lake margins)

Planktonic - T. lacustris (microscopic), T. lamellosa, T. lemmennannii

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