Chaetophora (alga)
Appearance
Chaetophora | |
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branches of Chaetophora elegans in the act of discharging ciliated zoospores, which are seen, as in motion, on the right | |
Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Chaetophorales |
Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
Genus: | Chaetophora F. Schrank, 1783 |
Type species | |
Chaetophora elegans | |
Species[1] | |
Chaetophora is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The similar genus Chaetophoropsis was created in 2019 to include species that form globose thalli.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Chaetophora taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ Liu, Benwen; Xiong, Qian; Liu, Xudong; Liu, Guoxiang; Hu, Zhengyu (2018). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Chaetophora (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta), including descriptions of Chaetophoropsis aershanensis gen. et sp. nov". Journal of Phycology. 55 (1): 74–83. doi:10.1111/jpy.12803. PMID 30347440. S2CID 53036768.