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Chlorophyceae
Sign in to saveThe Chlorophyceae, also known as chlorophycean algae, are one of the classes of green algae, within the phylum Chlorophyta. They are a large assemblage of mostly freshwater and terrestrial organisms; many members are important primary producers in the ecosystems they inhabit. Their body plans are diverse and range from single flagellated or non-flagellated cells to colonies or filaments of cells. The class Chlorophyceae has been distinguished on the basis of ultrastructural morphology; molecular traits are also being used to classify taxa within the class.
Species
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CLASS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 155
- With media
- 133
- Collections
- CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, NY, US, BUT
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Croatia, United States, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Canada, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Belize
Research
1,325 papers- Taxonomy and nomenclature of Oophila amblystomatis (Chlorophyceae, Chlamydomonadales).Journal of phycology · 2024
- Asterarcys quadricellulare (Chlorophyceae) protects H9c2 cardiomyoblasts from H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative stress.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2023
- Aerosolization flux, bio-products, and dispersal capacities in the freshwater microalga Limnomonas gaiensis (Chlorophyceae).Communications biology · 2023
- The genus Coelastrella (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta): molecular species delimitation, biotechnological potential, and description of a new species Coelastrella affinis sp. nov., based on an integrative taxonomic approach.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2024
- Individual and Combined Effects of Manganese and Chromium on a Freshwater Chlorophyceae.Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2022
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Chloroplasts
- Ultrastructure
- Reproduction
- Taxonomy
- Phylogeny
- See also
- References
- External links
The Chlorophyceae, also known as chlorophycean algae, are one of the classes of green algae, within the phylum Chlorophyta. They are a large assemblage of mostly freshwater and terrestrial organisms; many members are important primary producers in the ecosystems they inhabit. Their body plans are diverse and range from single flagellated or non-flagellated cells to colonies or filaments of cells. The class Chlorophyceae has been distinguished on the basis of ultrastructural morphology; molecular traits are also being used to classify taxa within the class.
==Description== Chlorophycean algae are eukaryotic organisms composed of cells which occur in a variety of forms. Depending on the species, Chlorophyceae can grow unicellular (e.g. Chlamydomonas), colonial (e.g. Volvox), coenocytic (e.g. Characiosiphon), or filamentous (e.g. Chaetophora). In their vegetative state, some members have flagella while others produce them only in reproductive stages; still others never produce flagella.
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