Bourrellyodesmus Compère, 1977

Holotype species: Bourrellyodesmus heimii (Bourrelly) Compère

Original publication and holotype designation: Compère, P. (1977). Bourrellyodesmus nouveau genre de Desmidiacées. Revue Algolgique, nouvelle série 11(3-4): 339-342, 1 figure.

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Description: Cells isolated, deeply constricted at the median region, isthmus narrow, sinus linear or acute-angled; semicells elliptic to sub-rectangular, with 1 spine located on each side at the median or the lowest one third portion of the semicell, in the latter case immediately above the isthmus, center of semicell with 1 tubercle or several conspicuous granules, each granule surrounded by 6 triangular scrobiculations; cell margin smooth; cell vertical view elliptic or elliptic-fusiform (2-radiate); chloroplast 1 per semicell, with 1 (monocentric) or 2 (dicentric) pyrenoids; some larger specimens of the genus may have 2 chloroplasts.

Information contributed by: Fustino & Bicudo (2004).. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2015-05-14 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Guiry, M.D. (2013). Taxonomy and nomenclature of the Conjugatophyceae (=Zygnematophyceae). Algae. An International Journal of Algal Research 28: 1-29.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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