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Chlorophyta Dichotomous Key

This document presents a dichotomous key for identifying different types of green algae. The key involves making choices between two options at each step to narrow down the possible identification. Characteristics used in the key include whether the thallus is filamentous or not, presence of branching, chloroplast arrangement, organization of the thallus, presence of sporangia, conjugation tubes, flagella, cell shape, colony size, and other features. Following the choices leads to identification of different genera of green algae.

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Chlorophyta Dichotomous Key

This document presents a dichotomous key for identifying different types of green algae. The key involves making choices between two options at each step to narrow down the possible identification. Characteristics used in the key include whether the thallus is filamentous or not, presence of branching, chloroplast arrangement, organization of the thallus, presence of sporangia, conjugation tubes, flagella, cell shape, colony size, and other features. Following the choices leads to identification of different genera of green algae.

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DICHOTOMOUS KEY

1. Thallus filamentous Go to 2
Thallus non-filamentous Go to

2. Filaments branching Go to 3
Filaments not branching Go to 6

3. Chloroplast arrangement laminate Stigeoclonium


Chloroplast arrangement parietal Go to 4

4. Thallus organization polygonal Hydrodictyon


Thallus organization not polygonal Go to 5

5. Sporangia present Trentepohlia


Sporangia absent Cladophora

6. Conjugation tubes present Go to 7


Conjugation tubes absent Go to 8

Bio 111 Lab | Exercise 3: Chlorophyta (Green Algae)


DICHOTOMOUS KEY

7. Chloroplast organization spiral Spirogyra


Chloroplast organization parietal Ulothrix

8. Has a fixed number of chloroplast each cell Zygonema


Does not have a fixed number of chloroplast each cell Go to 9

9. Chloroplast organization reticulate Oedogonium


Chloroplast organization parietal Rhizoclonium

10.Thallus unicellular Go to 11
Thallus colonial Go to 14

11. Flagellum present Go to 12


Flagellum absent Go to 13

12. One visible flagella Euglena


Two visible flagella Chlamydomonas

Bio 111 Lab | Exercise 3: Chlorophyta (Green Algae)


DICHOTOMOUS KEY

13. Cell shape lunate Closterium


Cell shape orbicular Golenkinia

14. Mucilaginous sheath absent Go to 15


Mucilaginous sheath present Go to 18

15. Cell shape orbicular Gonium


Cell shape not orbicular Go to 16

16.Projections present on distal cells Go to 17


Projections absent on distal cells Selenastrum

17. Horn-like projections found on the outermost cells Pediastrum


Spine-like projection found on the poles Scenedesmus

18. Cell shape orbicular to ovate Go to 19


Cell shape lunate Kirchneriella

Bio 111 Lab | Exercise 3: Chlorophyta (Green Algae)


DICHOTOMOUS KEY

19. Oil bodies present Botryococcus


Oil bodies absent Go to 20

20. Colonies have a set number of cells Go to 21


Colonies do not have a set number of cells Chlorella

21. Colony size more than 100 cells Volvox


Colony size less than 100 cells Go to 22

22. Colony size always four cells Tetraspora


Colony size not always four cells Go to 23

23. Colony size 8, 16 or 32 Pandorina


Colony size, 16, 32 or 64 Eudorina

Bio 111 Lab | Exercise 3: Chlorophyta (Green Algae)

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