Microthamniaceae
| Microthamniaceae | |
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| Microthamnion sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Microthamniales M.Melkonian |
| Family: | Microthamniaceae G.S.West |
| Genera[1] | |
Microthamniaceae is a family of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae.[2] It is the only family in the order Microthamniales.
Currently, there are two accepted genera within the family, Coleochlamys and Microthamnion.[1] The two genera are sister to each other in molecular phylogenetic analyses, but share little in common morphologically.[3] Microthamnion consists of branched filaments of cells, and is common worldwide in freshwater habitats. Meanwhile, Coleochlamys is an uncommon genus consisting of irregularly club-shaped cells, and is an uncommon, cold-tolerant alga of freshwater or terrestrial habitats.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Microthamniaceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Microthamniales. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Barcytė, Dovilė; Hodač, Ladislav; Eliáš, Marek (2021). "Settling the identity and phylogenetic position of the psychrotolerant green algal genus Coleochlamys (Trebouxiophyceae)". Phycologia. 60 (2): 135–147. Bibcode:2021Phyco..60..135B. doi:10.1080/00318884.2021.1871825.
- ^ Redkina, V.V.; Temraleeva, A.D.; Portnaya, E.A.; Shalygina, R.R. "Morphology and phylogeny of the microalga Coleochlamys apoda (Microthamniales, Chlorophyta)". Microbiology. 91 (1): 45–55. doi:10.1134/S0026261722010118.
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