Biology:Characiella
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Short description: Genus of algae
| Characiella | |
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| Characiella rukwae | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Characiaceae |
| Genus: | Characiella Schmidle |
| Species: | C. rukwae
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| Binomial name | |
| Characiella rukwae Schmidle, 1902[1]
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Characiella is a genus of green algae in the family Characiaceae, containing the single species Characiella rukwae.[1]
Characiella rukwae consists of colonies of cells embedded in a gelatinous matrix. Cells are ovoid in shape, with one nucleus at the base of the cell. There is one central, stellate chloroplast with a pyrenoid at the center.[1] The mode of reproduction is unknown,[1] although it is suspected to form zoospores with two flagella.[2]
Characiella rukwae has been recorded once from the plankton of Lake Rukwa in what is now Tanzania.[3] The genus is thus poorly known and requires modern reinvestigation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Characiella". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=47392.
- ↑ Wille, N. (1909). "Conjugatae und Chlorophyceae". Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien ... Nachträge zum I. Teil, Abteilung 2 über die Jahre 1890 bis 1910. Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann. pp. 1–96.
- ↑ Brunnthaler, J. (1915). "Protococcales". Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz. Heft 5. Tetrasporales, Protococcales, einzellige Gattung unsicherer Stellung. Verlag von Gustav Fischer. pp. 52–205.
Wikidata ☰ Q5073701 entry
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