Bambusina

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

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]

Taxonomy

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 seperately as Desmidium borreri by John Ralfs in 1848. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.


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