Division | Chlorophyta |
Class | Chlorophyceae |
Order | Sphaeropleales |
Family | Hydrodictyaceae |
Colonies free floating, flat, circular to oval plate, ellipsoidal with very large intercellular spaces. Cells very narrow, broad or narrower than the processes. Body of marginal cells curved outwards and with two long processes with emarginate apices. Inner cells also similar to marginal cells but with shorter processes. Cells 10-18' 5 (-22) µm broad, 12-25 (-32) µm long. Perforations 4-16 µm in diameter. Sixteen celled colonies 65-140µm in diameter.
Distribution in India
Erode district, Tamil Nadu.