''Pseudodictyochloris'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
green algae
The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ...
, in the family
Actinochloridaceae
Actinochloridaceae is a family (biology), family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.
Actinochloridaceae consists of solitary, spherical cells. The family is characterized by their chloroplasts, which are typically strongly lobed and ...
.
It is found in soils.
''Pseudodictyochloris'' is a unicellular organism. Young cells are ellipsoidal to ovoid in shape, while adult cells are spherical. The
chloroplast
A chloroplast () is a type of membrane-bound organelle, organelle known as a plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant cell, plant and algae, algal cells. Chloroplasts have a high concentration of chlorophyll pigments which captur ...
lines the periphery of the cell and is net-like with many perforations, with a few strands connected to the center. Chloroplasts lack
pyrenoid
Pyrenoids are sub-cellular phase-separated micro-compartments found in chloroplasts of many algae,Giordano, M., Beardall, J., & Raven, J. A. (2005). CO2 concentrating mechanisms in algae: mechanisms, environmental modulation, and evolution. ''An ...
s. Cells are multinucleate (with many nuclei). Asexual reproduction occurs by the formation of
zoospore
A zoospore is a motile asexual spore that uses a flagellum for locomotion in aqueous or moist environments. Also called a swarm spore, these spores are created by some protists, bacteria, and fungi to propagate themselves. Certain zoospores are ...
s or
autospore
Autospores are a type of spores that are produced by algae to enable asexual reproduction and spread. They are non-motile and non-Flagellated cell, flagellated Aplanospore, aplanospores that are generated within a parent cell and have the same sha ...
s.
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References
External links
AlgaTerra database
Index Nominum Genericorum
Chlamydomonadales genera
Chlamydomonadales
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