Division | Charophyta |
Class | Zygnematophyceae |
Order | Desmidiales |
Family | Desmidiaceae |
Cells medium in size, mostly cells longer than broad, cells deeply constricted at median and widely open sinus. Cells measure 39-44 μm in length and 25-29 μm in width, isthmus 5-8 μm broad. Semicell broadly oblong to circular in shape, mostly rounded apex or slightly truncated; cells circular in lateral view, oval shaped in vertical view. Cells walls are compactly punctuated.
Ecology
Thalli collected as plankton from Lake and Ponds and it prefers slightly acidic and oligo-mesotrophic water bodies.
Distribution in India
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu and Uttarkhand.