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Description:

Dictyosphaerium pulchellum is a common chlorophyte (Chlorococcales) of Lake Kinneret, relatively more abundant in winter, never abundant or dominant. Note that the sphaerical cells are in clusters of 4, attached by parental cell wall fragments radiating from a common center. The chloroplasts are parietal and cup shaped with a single pyrenoid. This specimen was sampled at the shore of the lake in March 2006.