Species
Class
- PhylumCercozoa
- ClassChlorarachniophyceae
クロララクニオン藻（Chlorarachniophytes）は海産の単細胞藻類である。糸状仮足を持つアメーバ様の体制でありながら、クロロフィルa/bを含む緑色の葉緑体を持ち、光合成を行う。名前のクロララクニオンは代表属である Chlorarachnion に由来する（chloro- '緑色の' ＋ arachnion 'クモの巣'）。
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The chlorarachniophytes are a small group of exclusively marine algae widely distributed in tropical and temperate waters. They are typically mixotrophic, ingesting bacteria and smaller protists as well as conducting photosynthesis. Normally they have the form of small amoebae, with branching cytoplasmic extensions that capture prey and connect the cells together, forming a net. These extensions are dependent on the presence of light and polymerization of the actin cytoskeleton. They may also form flagellate zoospores, which characteristically have a single subapical flagellum that spirals backwards around the cell body, and walled coccoid cells.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chlorarachniophyte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.