Atractomorpha (alga)

Atractomorpha
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Viridiplantae
Phylum:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Sphaeropleales
Family:	Sphaeropleaceae
Genus:	Atractomorpha; L.Hoffman
Species
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Atractomorpha is a genus in the Sphaeropleaceae, a family of green algae.^[1] The genus name is derived from the Greek and means something like "spindle-shaped" or "arrow-shaped".^[2] This apparently refers to the shape of the cells.

References[]

^ See the NCBI webpage on Atractomorpha. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
^ Jaeger, Edmund C. (1959). A source-book of biological names and terms. Springfield, Ill: Thomas. ISBN 0-398-06179-3.

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[1] See the NCBI webpage on Atractomorpha. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

[isbn0-398-06179-3-2] Jaeger, Edmund C. (1959). A source-book of biological names and terms. Springfield, Ill: Thomas. ISBN 0-398-06179-3.

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