Micractinium

Micractinium is a genus of green algae in the family Chlorellaceae.[1]

Micractinium
Micractinium pusillum
Scientific classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Micractinium
Fresinius, 1858
Type species
Micractinium pusillum
Species

See text.

Taxonomy

The genus Micractinium was formerly placed in the family Micractiniaceae, characterized by sexual reproduction without the production of zoospores, and colonies covered with bristles. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that Micractiniaceae was polyphyletic and that Micractinium was closely related to Chlorella.[2] Accordingly, Micractinium has been transferred to the family Chlorellaceae.[1]

Species

As of March 2022, AlgaeBase accepted the following species:[1]

  • Micractinium appendiculatum Korshikov
  • Micractinium belenophorum (Korshikov) T.Proschold, C.Block, W.Luo & L.Kreinitz
  • Micractinium bornhemiense (W.Conrad) Korshikov
  • Micractinium conductrix (K.Brandt) Pröschold & Darienko
  • Micractinium conococcoides T.Hortobagyi
  • Micractinium crassisetum Hortobágyi
  • Micractinium depressum C.-C.Jao & Ling
  • Micractinium elongatum (H.J.Carter) Hegewald & Schnepf
  • Micractinium extremum Hortobágyi
  • Micractinium inermum R.Hoshina & Y.Fujiwara
  • Micractinium kostikovii E.Krivina & A.Temraleeva
  • Micractinium parvisetum Walton
  • Micractinium parvum Hindák
  • Micractinium pusillum Fresenius
  • Micractinium quadrisetum (Lemmermann) G.M.Smith
  • Micractinium simplicissimum H.Chae, H.-G. Choi & J.H.Kim
  • Micractinium singularis H.Chae, H.-G.Choi & J.H.Kim
  • Micractinium strigoniense T.Hortobagyi
  • Micractinium tetrahymenae Pröschold, Pitsch & Darienko
  • Micractinium valkanovii Vodenicarov
  • Micractinium variabile H.Chae, H.-G.Choi & J.H.Kim

References
  1. Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. "Genus: Micractinium taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  2. Pröschold, Thomas; Pitsch, Gianna & Darienko, Tatyana (2020). "Micractinium tetrahymenae (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a New Endosymbiont Isolated from Ciliates". Diversity. 12 (5): 200. doi:10.3390/d12050200.


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