Chlorokybus
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| Division: | Chlorokybophyta
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| Class: | Chlorokybophyceae Sluiman & Guihal, 1999
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| Order: | Chlorokybales Rogers, Mattox & Stewart 1980
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| Family: | Chlorokybaceae Rogers, Mattox & Stewart 1980
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| Genus: | Chlorokybus
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| Species: | C. atmophyticus
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| Chlorokybus atmophyticus Geitler, 1942[1]
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Chlorokybus is a multicellular (sarcinoid) genus of basal green algae or Streptophyte containing the sole species Chlorokybus atmophyticus, a soil alga found in alpine areas. It sometimes has been classified as the sole member of the class Chlorokybophyceae Sluiman & Guihal, 1999.[2]
Chlorokybus is a rare alga known from two terrestrial habitats in Austria.[3]
References
- ^ Geitler, L. (1942). "Morphologie, Entwicklungsgeschichte und systematik neuer bemerkenswerter atmosphytischer Algen aus Wien". Flora NF. Vol. 136. pp. 1–29.
- ^ Leliaert, Frederik; Verbruggen, Heroen; Zechman, Frederick W. (2011). "Into the deep: New discoveries at the base of the green plant phylogeny". BioEssays. 33 (9): 683–692. doi:10.1002/bies.201100035. ISSN 0265-9247. PMID 21744372.
- ^ JSTOR The Zoospore of Chlorokybus Atmophyticus, a Charophyte with Sarcinoid Growth Habit
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