| Pseudoschroederia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Characiaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudoschroederia E. Hegewald & E. Schnepf, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Pseudoschroederia robusta | |
| Species[1] | |
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Pseudoschroederia is a genus of green algae in the family Characiaceae. It is planktonic in freshwater habitats, and probably has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1] The genus Pseudoschroederia was circumscribed by Eberhard Hegewald and Eberhard Schnepf in 1986. The genus was distinguished from the similar Schroederia by being heteropolar and differing cell structure.[1] However, some authors do not consider the genera to be separate.[2]
Pseudoschroederia consists of solitary cells. Cells are spindle-shaped, straight or curved, 22–84 μm long. One end tapers into a spine-like point, while the other end is bluntly tipped. Cells contain one nucleus, a single parietal chloroplast and one or several pyrenoids with a starch sheath. Cells reproduce asexually by zoospores. Zoospores have two flagella and contractile vacuoles.[1] Species are distinguished from one another by their overall shape and size.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Pseudoschroederia". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ↑ 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.