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Chlorococcaceae
Sign in to saveChlorococcaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales. They are mostly soil-dwelling algae. Many members of this group produce lipids and secondary carotenoids.
Species
クロロコックム科
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
- OrderChlamydomonadales
- FamilyChlorococcaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,560
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Chlorococcaceae
- Collections
- UFPE, IPA/SP
- Recorded in
- Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chlamydomonadales
- Image
- Chlorococcum infusionum.jpg
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- taxon name
- Chlorococcaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Chlorococcaceae
- taxon common name
- クロロコックム科
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Encyclopedic overview
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Chlorococcaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales. They are mostly soil-dwelling algae. Many members of this group produce lipids and secondary carotenoids.
The Chlorococcaceae consists mostly of coccoid (single, nonmotile) cells with one parietal or central chloroplast and one or multiple nuclei. The chloroplast contains a single pyrenoid surrounded by a starch envelope. The cell envelope may thicken with age and develop into a mucilaginous stalk in some species. Reproduction consists of zoospores with a cell wall; after they stop swimming, the zoospores retain their shape.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chlorococcaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.