Synura | |
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A colony of Synura sp. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Chrysophyceae |
Order: | Synurales |
Family: |
Synuraceae Lemmermann, 1899 emend. B.Y. Jo, J.I. Kim, W. Shin, P.Škaloud & P. Siver, 2016 [1] |
Genus: |
Synura Ehrenberg, 1834 |
Species | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Synura is a genus of colonial chrysomonad algae covered in silica scales. [3] It is the most conspicuous genus of the order Synurales. [4]
Species of Synura form microscopic, spherical colonies, composed of multiple cells attached to each other at the center of the colony. Synura cells are variously shaped, typically spherical to pear-shaped or club-shaped. Each cell contains two plastids aligned with the long axis of the cell; they impart a distinctive golden color to the cells, which come from chlorophyll c1 and fucoxanthin. Cells are covered in scales made of silica. Two flagella are present. [5]
Identification of species depends on the morphology of the scales. For many species, a positive identification is only possible with an electron microscope, either with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM). [5]
Synura is the type and only genus in the family Synuraceae. [1] The present taxonomy recognizes five sections: [3] [4]
Synura | |
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A colony of Synura sp. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Chrysophyceae |
Order: | Synurales |
Family: |
Synuraceae Lemmermann, 1899 emend. B.Y. Jo, J.I. Kim, W. Shin, P.Škaloud & P. Siver, 2016 [1] |
Genus: |
Synura Ehrenberg, 1834 |
Species | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Synura is a genus of colonial chrysomonad algae covered in silica scales. [3] It is the most conspicuous genus of the order Synurales. [4]
Species of Synura form microscopic, spherical colonies, composed of multiple cells attached to each other at the center of the colony. Synura cells are variously shaped, typically spherical to pear-shaped or club-shaped. Each cell contains two plastids aligned with the long axis of the cell; they impart a distinctive golden color to the cells, which come from chlorophyll c1 and fucoxanthin. Cells are covered in scales made of silica. Two flagella are present. [5]
Identification of species depends on the morphology of the scales. For many species, a positive identification is only possible with an electron microscope, either with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM). [5]
Synura is the type and only genus in the family Synuraceae. [1] The present taxonomy recognizes five sections: [3] [4]