Chaetophora (alga)

Chaetophora
branches of Chaetophora elegans in the act of discharging ciliated zoospores, which are seen, as in motion, on the right
branches of Chaetophora elegans in the act of discharging ciliated zoospores, which are seen, as in motion, on the right
Scientific classification Edit this 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

The similar genus Chaetophoropsis was created in 2019 to include species that form globose thalli.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.


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