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Genus: Pediastrum | Chlorophyte

 

Species in photograph: Pediastrum duplex

Order: Sphaeropleales

Family: Hydrodictyaceae

Description: Form a flat-circular platelike colony, consisting of a minimum of 4 cells. Peripheral cells differ in shape from the interior cells. Found in rivers, ponds and lakes. Common in nutrient-rich waters in all areas of North America.

 

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