| Coelastropsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Scenedesmaceae |
| Genus: | Coelastropsis B.Fott & T.Kalina |
| Species: | C. costata |
| Binomial name | |
| Coelastropsis costata B.Fott & T.Kalina 1979[1] | |
Coelastropsis is a genus of green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae, containing the single species Coelastropsis costata.[2] It is found in freshwater lakes and bogs, usually associated with mosses and filamentous algae.[3] It has been recorded in Europe, Cuba and possibly New Zealand.[1]
Coelastropsis consists of coenobia of cells. Cells are borne in irregular spheroidal clusters of 2, 4, 8, or 16, not surrounded by a layer of mucilage. Cells are surrounded by a thick cell wall which are covered in longitudinal ribs. The cell contains a single parietal chloroplast, with one pyrenoids.[1]
Coelastropsis reproduces asexually by producing autospores, where each spore develops into a cell of the new coenobium. Flagellated stages and sexual reproduction have not been observed.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Coelastropsis". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Coelastropsis. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ D. M. John; Brian A. Whitton; Alan J. Brook, eds. (2002). The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles: an identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-77051-4.