Synchromophyceae

	Synchromophyceae Picophagea, also known as Synchromophyceae, is a class of photosynthesis, photosynthetic stramenopiles. The chloroplast of the Synchromophyceae are surrounded by two membranes and arranged in a way where they share the outer pair of membranes. The entire chloroplast complex is surrounded by an additional two outer membranes. Evolution Synchromophyceae or Picophagea is a clade within the Ochrophyta that contains a few genera of amoeboid organisms such as the mixotrophic ''Synchromonas'' and the heterotrophic ''Chlamydomyxa'', ''Leukarachnion'' and ''Picophagus''. It is phylogenetically close to the classes Chrysophyceae and Eustigmatophyceae, within the SII clade. Taxonomy According to AlgaeBase, the class contains only two genera: * Class Picophagea [=Synchromophyceae ] Order Synchromales Horn & Ehlers 2007 * Family Synchromaceae Schnetter & Ehlers 2007 ** Genus ''Synchroma'' Schnetter 2007 Order Chlamydomyxales * Family Chlamydomyxaceae Genus ''Chlamydomyx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Synchromales ''Synchroma'' () is a genus of marine life, marine stramenopile algae containing two species with amoeboid morphology. They are grouped within the monotypic family Synchromaceae and order Synchromales as part of an independent clade of ochrophytes known as Picophagea or Synchromophyceae. They are distinguished by their plastid complexes, composed of several chloroplasts grouped together and collectively enveloped by the same cell membrane, membranes. Within their biological life cycle, life cycle, ''Synchroma'' cells are usually sessile and protected by a lorica (biology), lorica. These cells can join their reticulopodia in a network known as meroplasmodium, or they can become migrating amoebae capable of fusing to each other. Cellular structure ''Synchroma'' are eukaryotic algae composed of amoeboid cell (biology), cells with no flagella and multiple yellowish-green chloroplasts containing chlorophyll a, chlorophyll ''a'' and chlorophyll c2, ''c2'', fucoxanthin, violaxanthin, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dictyochophyceae Dictyochophyceae sensu lato is a photosynthetic lineage of heterokont The stramenopiles, also called heterokonts, are protists distinguished by the presence of stiff tripartite external hairs. In most species, the hairs are attached to flagella, in some they are attached to other areas of the cellular surface, an ... algae. Taxonomy * Class Dictyochophyceae Silva 1980 s.l. Subclass Sulcophycidae Cavalier-Smith 2013 * Order Olisthodiscales Cavalier-Smith 2013 ** Family Olisthodiscaceae Cavalier-Smith 2013 * Order Sulcochrysidales Cavalier-Smith 2013 ** Family Sulcochrysidaceae Cavalier-Smith 2013 Subclass Alophycidae Cavalier-Smith 2006 ictyochia Haeckel 1894 sensu Cavalier-Smith 1993* Infraclass Pelagophycia Andersen & Saunders 1993 emend. 1995 stat. nov. elagophyceae Andersen & Saunders 1993 Order Pelagomonadales Andersen & Saunders 1993 * Family Pelagomonadaceae Andersen & Saunders 1993 Order Sarcinochrysidales Gayral & Billard 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ochrophyte Classes Ochrophytes, also known as heterokontophytes or stramenochromes, are a phylum of algae. They are the photosynthetic stramenopiles, a group of eukaryotes, organisms with a cell nucleus, characterized by the presence of two unequal flagella, one of which has tripartite hairs called mastigonemes. In particular, they are characterized by photosynthetic organelles or plastids enclosed by four membranes, with membrane-bound compartments called thylakoids organized in piles of three, chlorophyll ''a'' and ''c'' as their photosynthetic pigments, and additional pigments such as β-carotene and xanthophylls. Ochrophytes are one of the most diverse lineages of eukaryotes, containing ecologically important algae such as brown algae and diatoms. They are classified either as phylum Ochrophyta, Heterokontophyta or as subphylum Ochrophytina withing phylum Gyrista. Their plastids are of red algal origin. Description Ochrophytes are eukaryotic organisms composed of cells that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Synchroma ''Synchroma'' () is a genus of marine stramenopile algae containing two species with amoeboid morphology. They are grouped within the monotypic family Synchromaceae and order Synchromales as part of an independent clade of ochrophytes known as Picophagea or Synchromophyceae. They are distinguished by their plastid complexes, composed of several chloroplasts grouped together and collectively enveloped by the same membranes. Within their life cycle, ''Synchroma'' cells are usually sessile and protected by a lorica. These cells can join their reticulopodia in a network known as meroplasmodium, or they can become migrating amoebae capable of fusing to each other. Cellular structure ''Synchroma'' are eukaryotic algae composed of amoeboid cells with no flagella and multiple yellowish-green chloroplasts containing chlorophyll ''a'' and ''c2'', fucoxanthin, violaxanthin, antheraxanthin, zeaxanthin and b-carotene. Each cell presents plastid complexes of 6-8 chloroplasts each. Within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pinguiophyceae Pinguiochrysidaceae is a family of marine Heterokontophyta. It is the only family in the order Pinguiochrysidales, which is the only order in the class Pinguiophyceae. It includes five species of unicellular organisms with high concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the cytoplasm. The other common features are the lack of cell wall and the tendency for flagella loss even on the stage of zoospore, which is unusual for heterokonts. One species (''Polypodochrysis teissieri'') inhabits benthic substates (sometimes found the mucilage of other algae) and is able to produce lorica with one or more tubular necks. The other species live in the plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are ca .... Species * Class Pinguiophyceae Order Pinguiochrysidales Kawachi et al., 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Olisthodiscophyceae ''Olisthodiscus'' is a genus of heterokont algae, present in marine or brackish waters. It is the only genus in the family Olisthodiscaceae, the order Olisthodiscales, and the class Olisthodiscophyceae. After a long history of controversial classifications, in 2021 it was recognized as a phylogenetically distinct lineage from the rest of ochrophyte classes. Description ''Olisthodiscus'' is a unicellular organism. Cells are rounded or pear-shaped, flattened and curved somewhat inwards. The cell membrane is covered in scales, fibrils, and bead-shaped protrusions; just underneat the plasma membrane are numerous vesicles. Cells have two flagella: one leads in front of the cell and is somewhat longer than the cell body, while the other trails behind and is equal in length to slightly shorter than the cell body. When swimming, ''Olisthodiscus'' glides along a substrate and does not rotate. Multiple plastids are present, and are parietally located; they contain pyrenoids. ''Olisthodiscu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Phaeophyceae Brown algae (: alga) are a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class Phaeophyceae. They include many seaweeds located in colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and polar regions. Many brown algae, such as members of the order Fucales, commonly grow along rocky seashores. Most brown algae live in marine environments, where they play an important role both as food and as a potential habitat. For instance, '' Macrocystis'', a kelp of the order Laminariales, may reach in length and forms prominent underwater kelp forests that contain a high level of biodiversity. Another example is '' Sargassum'', which creates unique floating mats of seaweed in the tropical waters of the Sargasso Sea that serve as the habitats for many species. Some members of the class, such as kelps, are used by humans as food. Between 1,500 and 2,000 species of brown algae are known worldwide. Some species, such as '' Ascophyllum nodosum' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]