Bambusina

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Bambusina is a genus of freshwater green algae in the family Desmidiaceae.[1] Bambusina is a cosmopolitan genus, typically associated with acidic and oligotrophic waters. Species of this genus, particularly B. borreri, have been reported in all continents except Antarctica.[1]

Bambusina
Bambusina borreri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Zygnematophyceae
Order: Desmidiales
Family: Desmidiaceae
Genus: Bambusina
Kützing ex Kützing, 1849
Type species
Bambusina brebissonii
Kützing
Species

Taxonomy

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There are currently 8 accepted species in Bambusina. The type species for this genus is Bambusina borreri (Ralfs) Cleve 1864,[2] although it was first was described as Bambusina brebissonii by Kützing in 1849 and separately as Desmidium borreri by John Ralfs in 1848.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Bambusina". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  2. ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Bambusina borreri". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  3. ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Desmidium borreri". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2024-09-29.