Dispora

For the dispersion of population, see Diaspora.

Dispora is a genus of green algae, in the family Coccomyxaceae.^[1] It is found in freshwater habitats especially in those with low pH, but it is typically uncommon or rare.^[2]

Dispora
Dispora crucigneioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Trebouxiophyceae
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	Coccomyxaceae
Genus:	Dispora Printz[1]
Type species
Dispora crucigenioides Printz[1]
Species[1]
Dispora crucigenioides Printz Dispora cuneiformis (Schmidle) Printz Dispora globosa C.E.M.Bicudo & R.M.T.Bicudo

Description

Dispora consists of microscopic colonies of cells, ranging from four to 128, in a homogeneous mucilage. Within the colony, cells are arranged in diads or tetrads, usually as a grid in a flat plane. One species, D. globosa, has globular colonies. Cells are hemispherical, ovate, or triangular; cells are uninucleate with a single parietal chloroplast and no pyrenoids (except for D. globosa). Cells reproduce by simple vegetative division, while colonies may reproduce by fragmentation.^[1]