Acrochaete

Acrochaete
Acrochaete repens filaments in tissues of kelp Agarum turneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvellaceae
Genus: Acrochaete
N.Pringsheim
Species

Acrochaete is a genus of marine green algae of the family Ulvellaceae known to live as endoparasites of other algae, although they may eventually be found growing on inorganic substrates, such as rocks.[1][2]

Description

Species of Acrochaete are small prostrate and filamentous algae with irregularly branched filaments. The cells produce hyaline hairs, which are considered a diagnostic character of the genus.[2]

References

  1. ^ Correa, Jun A.; Nielsen, Ruth; Grund, Darryl W. (1988). "Endophytic alge of Chondrus cripus (Rhodophyta). II. Acrochaete heteroclada sp. nov., A. operculata sp. nov.., and Phaeophila dendroides (Chlorophuta)". Journal of Phycology. 24 (4): 528–539. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.1988.tb04258.x. ISSN 0022-3646. S2CID 84989237.
  2. ^ a b Rinkel, Barbara E.; Hayes, Paul; Gueidan, Cécile; Brodie, Juliet (2012). "A molecular phylogeny of Acrochaete and other endophytic green algae (Ulvales, Chlorophyta)". Journal of Phycology. 48 (4): 1020–1027. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01196.x. ISSN 0022-3646. PMID 27009012. S2CID 46413131.


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