Pediastrum

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domain Eukaryota Pediastrum is a genus of freshwater green algae. It is photoautotrophic with a fixed number of cells. Reproduction is sexual by the fusion of gametes, or asexual by producing autocolonies. Each cell in the parent colony produces a zoospore, which are freed to arrange themselves within a vesicle. Each cell can generate a daughter colony with the same number and arrangement of cells as the parent colony.

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kingdom Plantae
division Chlorophyta
class Chlorophyceae
order Sphaeropleales
family Hydrodictyaceae
genus Pediastrum