Cylindrocapsa | |
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Cylindrocapsa involuta | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Sphaeropleales |
Family: | Cylindrocapsaceae |
Genus: |
Cylindrocapsa Reinsch [1] |
Species | |
Cylindrocapsa is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. [1] It is commonly found in freshwater habitats. [2]
Virus-like particles have been found in a strain of one species, Cylindrocapsa geminella. [3]
Cylindrocapsa consists of unbranched filaments, often attached to substrates or free-floating in water. Cells are initially uniseriate (that is, in one line), but may later become multi-seriate or irregularly arranged. Individual cells are ovoid to oblong to spherical, and are each surrounded by several concentric layers of a mucilaginous sheath. Cells contain a single chloroplast filling the cell, with a single pyrenoid. The chloroplast may be axial (in the middle of the cell) or parietal (lining the wall of the cell). [2]
The placement of Cylindrocapsa is unclear. Species differ significantly from each other, both in terms of morphology and ultrastructure. [2] It is therefore suspected to be polyphyletic. [1]
Cylindrocapsa | |
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Cylindrocapsa involuta | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Sphaeropleales |
Family: | Cylindrocapsaceae |
Genus: |
Cylindrocapsa Reinsch [1] |
Species | |
Cylindrocapsa is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. [1] It is commonly found in freshwater habitats. [2]
Virus-like particles have been found in a strain of one species, Cylindrocapsa geminella. [3]
Cylindrocapsa consists of unbranched filaments, often attached to substrates or free-floating in water. Cells are initially uniseriate (that is, in one line), but may later become multi-seriate or irregularly arranged. Individual cells are ovoid to oblong to spherical, and are each surrounded by several concentric layers of a mucilaginous sheath. Cells contain a single chloroplast filling the cell, with a single pyrenoid. The chloroplast may be axial (in the middle of the cell) or parietal (lining the wall of the cell). [2]
The placement of Cylindrocapsa is unclear. Species differ significantly from each other, both in terms of morphology and ultrastructure. [2] It is therefore suspected to be polyphyletic. [1]