Biology:Chlorococcaceae

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Chlorococcaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.[1] They are mostly soil-dwelling algae.[2] Many members of this group produce lipids and secondary carotenoids.[2]

The Chlorococcaceae consists mostly of coccoid (single, nonmotile) cells with one parietal or central chloroplast and one or multiple nuclei. The chloroplast contains a single pyrenoid surrounded by a starch envelope. The cell envelope may thicken with age and develop into a mucilaginous stalk in some species.[2] Reproduction consists of zoospores with a cell wall; after they stop swimming, the zoospores retain their shape.[2]

The family Chlorococcaceae is currently under taxonomic revision. As currently circumscribed, the type genus Chlorococcum is polyphyletic.[2] The type species, Chlorococcum infusionum, is a member of the clade Moewusinia.[3]

List of genera

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Temraleeva, A. D.; Moskalenko, S. V.; Bachura, Yu. M. (2017). "Morphology, ecology, and 18S rDNA phylogeny of the green microalgal order Protosiphonales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta)". Microbiology 86 (2): 159–169. doi:10.1134/S0026261717020205. 
  3. Watanabe, Shin; Lewis, Louise A. (2017). "Phylogenetic interpretation of light and electron microscopic features of selected members of the phylogroup Moewusinia (Chlorophyceae), with new generic taxonomy". Phycologia 56 (3): 329–353. doi:10.2216/16-64.1. Bibcode2017Phyco..56..329W. 

Data related to Chlorococcaceae at Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q5103032 entry