Characiosiphonaceae | |
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Scientific classification
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(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
Family: |
Characiosiphonaceae Iyengar, 1936 |
Genera [1] | |
The Characiosiphonaceae are a family of algae in the order Chlamydomonadales. [1] Two genera are included in this family, Characiosiphon and Lobocharacium, each containing a single species. [2] The genus Characiochloris may eventually be placed in this family pending future revisions, as it is phylogenetically closely related to the twose genera. [3]
Algae in the family Characiosiphonaceae are coenocytic, consisting of thalli attached to a substrate. In each coenocyte, there are many separate protoplasms lining a membrane, all surrounding a central sap-filled vacuole. In each protoplasm is a nucleus and a chloroplast surrounding it. [4] [2] Reproduction occurs by fusiform (spindle-shaped) zoospores and spherical gametes. [2]
Characiosiphonaceae | |
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Scientific classification
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(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
Family: |
Characiosiphonaceae Iyengar, 1936 |
Genera [1] | |
The Characiosiphonaceae are a family of algae in the order Chlamydomonadales. [1] Two genera are included in this family, Characiosiphon and Lobocharacium, each containing a single species. [2] The genus Characiochloris may eventually be placed in this family pending future revisions, as it is phylogenetically closely related to the twose genera. [3]
Algae in the family Characiosiphonaceae are coenocytic, consisting of thalli attached to a substrate. In each coenocyte, there are many separate protoplasms lining a membrane, all surrounding a central sap-filled vacuole. In each protoplasm is a nucleus and a chloroplast surrounding it. [4] [2] Reproduction occurs by fusiform (spindle-shaped) zoospores and spherical gametes. [2]