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'''''Atractomorpha''''' is a [[genus]] in the [[Sphaeropleaceae]], a family of [[algae]].<ref>See the [[National Center for Biotechnology Information|NCBI]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=52676 webpage on Atractomorpha]. Data extracted from the {{cite web | url=ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/ | title=NCBI taxonomy resources | publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]] | accessdate=2007-03-19}}</ref>
'''''Atractomorpha''''' is a [[genus]] in the [[Sphaeropleaceae]], a family of [[algae]].<ref>See the [[National Center for Biotechnology Information|NCBI]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=52676 webpage on Atractomorpha]. Data extracted from the {{cite web | url=ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/ | title=NCBI taxonomy resources | publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]] | accessdate=2007-03-19}}</ref>
The genus name is derived from the Greek and means something like "spindle-shaped" or "arrow-shaped".<ref name="isbn0-398-06179-3">{{cite book |author=Jaeger, Edmund Carroll |title=A source-book of biological names and terms |publisher=Thomas |location=Springfield, Ill |year=1959 |pages= |isbn=0-398-06179-3 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> This apparently refers to the shape of the cells.
The genus name is derived from the Greek and means something like "spindle-shaped" or "arrow-shaped".<ref name="isbn0-398-06179-3">{{cite book |author=Jaeger, Edmund C. |authorlink=Edmund Jaeger |title=A source-book of biological names and terms |publisher=Thomas |location=Springfield, Ill |year=1959 |pages= |isbn=0-398-06179-3 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> This apparently refers to the shape of the cells.


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Atractomorpha is a genus in the Sphaeropleaceae, a family of 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

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