Characiellopsis is a genus of green algae in the family Characiaceae. Two species are known: Characiellopsis anophelesii and Characiellopsis skujae.[1]
| Characiellopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Characiaceae |
| Genus: | Characiellopsis M. O. P. Iyengar, 1975 |
| Type species | |
| Characiellopsis anophelesii | |
| Species[1] | |
Description
editCharaciellopsis consists of solitary cells that are elongate and attached to a substrate via a pad of mucilage. Cells contain a single central nucleus. Young cells contain a single chloroplast, while older cells contain multiple; each chloroplast has a single pyrenoid. Cells reproduce by 2-flagellated zoospores. These zoospore escape from the tip of the mother cell via a tear in the mother cell's wall.[2]
Species
editCharaciellopsis anophelesii consists of solitary cells that are attached to mosquito (Anopheles) larvae.[2]
Characiellopsis skujae consists of solitary cells that are elongated to ovoid, attached to a surface via a thick stalk. The cell walls are very thick, and the tip of the cell has a refractive ring-shaped structure visible in light microscopy. Cells contain a single chloroplast filling the cell, each with a single pyrenoid. The apical ring structure is very distinctive, and it shares this characteristic with another taxon, Characium obtusum; the two species are probably synonymous.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Characiellopsis taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ a b Iyengar, M. O. P. (1975). "Contributions to our knowledge of South Indian Algae—VIII". Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. 81: 29–60. doi:10.1007/BF03050744. S2CID 198139654.
- ^ Hindák, František; Hindáková, Alica (2008). "Morphology and taxonomy of some rare chlorococcalean algae (Chlorophyta)". Biologia. 63 (6): 781–790. doi:10.2478/s11756-008-0099-7. S2CID 21886470.
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