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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of fresh-water algæ, typical of the Palmellaceæ, having globose or oblong cells, with chlorophyl usually green, but sometimes changing to orange or reddish color.
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Schizomycetes is the formation of this zoogloea stage, which corresponds to the "palmella" condition of the lower _Algae_.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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