Desmococcus Olivaceus
''Desmococcus'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Desmococcus'' (alga), a genus of algae in the family Prasiolaceae * ''Desmococcus'' (insect), a genus of scale insects in the family Pityococcidae {{Genus disambiguation ...
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Desmococcus (alga)
''Desmococcus'' is a genus of green algae in the family Stichococcaceae. It is a subaerial genus of algae with a cosmopolitan distribution. Algae in the genus ''Desmococcus'' were first named in 1777 by J.C.D. von Schreber, who thought it was a lichen and named it ''Lichen viridis''. After being redescribed in various other genera such as ''Pleurococcus'' or '' Protococcus'', the genus was described in 1925 by F. Brand with ''D. vulgaris'' as its type. The type species is '' Desmococcus olivaceus''. Molecular data show that ''Desmococcus'' is closely related to ''Stichococcus'' and related genus, a common genus of algae with rod-shaped cells. ''Desmococcus'' differs from ''Stichococcus'' and its congeners in morphology (having sarcinoid colonies or short branched filaments, and the ability to produce zoospores). Description ''Desmococcus'' consists of cells found in cuboidal packets (sarcinoid habit) or short branched uniseriate filaments. Cells are uninucleate with a single, ...
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