Biology:Follicularia
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Schizochlamydaceae |
| Genus: | Follicularia W.W. Miller, 1924 |
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Follicularia is a genus of green algae, in the family Schizochlamydaceae.[1] It is found in terrestrial habitats, mainly soil.[2]
Follicularia consists of single cells or groups of cells. Cells are spherical, with a smooth cell wall. Young cells contain a single parietal chloroplast with a pyrenoid; later, adult cells contain many conical to prismatic chloroplasts lining the insides of the cell membrane. Asexual reproduction occurs via zoospores with two flagella, or aplanospores.[2]
The genus Follicularia is morphologically similar to Planktosphaeria, a genus that is traditionally defined as producing autospores instead of zoospores. Additionally, species matching the morphological description of Follicularia have been found to be of polyphyletic origins; some species have been transferred to the new genus, Herndonia.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Follicularia taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. 2007. https://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/#5953. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ettl, Hanuš; Gärtner, Georg (2013) (in de). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen (2nd ed.). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 9783642394614.
- ↑ Watanabe, Shin (2020). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of Planktosphaeria, Follicularia and Herndonia gen. nov. (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyceae) based on ultrastructure and 18S rDNA analyses". Phycologia 59 (5): 397–408. doi:10.1080/00318884.2020.1782083. Bibcode: 2020Phyco..59..397W.
Wikidata ☰ Q5464662 entry
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