Closteriaceae
The Closteriaceae are one of four families of Charophyte green algae in the order Desmidiales (desmids).[1] It contains two genera, Closterium and Spinoclosterium.[2]
| Closteriaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Closterium sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| Order: | Desmidiales |
| Family: | Closteriaceae |
| Genera | |
Description
Closteriaceae consists of individual cells that are longer than wide. The cell shape ranges from straight to curved (lunate), with some species having cells curved only at the poles. The cell wall is hyaline or brownish in color, and may be covered with various ornamentation such as grooves, ribs, scores, and polar thickenings. Cells contain axial chloroplasts with several pyrenoids.[3]
References
- See the NCBI webpage on Closteriaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- Guiry, Michael D. (2013). "Taxonomy and nomenclature of the Conjugatophyceae (= Zygnematophyceae)". Algae. 28: 1–29. doi:10.4490/algae.2013.28.1.001. hdl:10379/11755.
- Oliveira, Ivania B.; Bicudo, Carlos Eduardo de M.; Moura, & Carlos Wallace do N. (2013). "New records and rare taxa of Closterium and Spinoclosterium(Closteriaceae, Zygnematophyceae) to Bahia, Brazil". Iheringia, Série Botânica. 68 (1): 115–138.
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