Division | Chlorophyta |
Class | Chlorophyceae |
Order | Sphaeropleales |
Family | Selenastraceae |
Basionym | Micrasterias falcatus Corda |
Thallus colonial without sheath, colony fasciculate or group of 2-4-8 or more, rarely solitary. Cell acicular to linearly fusiform with the tapering to acute apices. Cells measure 30-120 µm in length and 2-8 µm in breadth. Chloroplast single, parietal and without pyrenoid.
Ecology
Free floating alga prefers oligotrophic to mesotrophic water bodies.