Chlorosarcinaceae

Chlorosarcinaceae
Chlorosarcina consociata
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Chlamydomonadales
Family:	Chlorosarcinaceae Bourrelly ex Groover & Bold[1]
Genera
See text.
Synonyms
Chlorosphaeraceae Herndon[2] Chlorosarcinoideae Komárek & Fott[3]

Chlorosarcinaceae is a family of chlorophyte green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.[1] Members of this genus are found in soils.[2]

Members of the family Chlorosarcinaceae usually occur as irregular packet-shaped colonies, rarely singly. Cells are spherical to irregular, particularly flattened at the walls when in contact with neighboring cells. The chloroplast is varied in morphology; it may be parietal and cup- or mantle-shaped, or centrally located and irregular or reticulate. Pyrenoids are present in most genera. Reproduction occurs via cell division, and via the formation of zoospores.[3]

As currently defined, the family is a polyphyletic and thus artificial assemblage of different genera. Phylogenetic analyses have placed the genera as sister to various taxa within the Chlamydomonadales. The type species of the type genus, Chlorosarcina elegans, is not available in culture.[4]

Genera

As of February 2022^[update], AlgaeBase accepted the following genera:[1]

• Borodinella V.V.Miller – 1 species
• Chlorosarcina Gerneck – 6 species
• Chlorosarcinopsis Herndon – 12 species
• Chlorosphaera Klebs – 1 species
• Chlorosphaeropsis Vischer – 3 species
• Desmotetra T.R.Deason & G.L.Floyd – 4 species
• Entophysa M.Möbius – 1 species
• Neochlorosarcina Shin Watanabe – 7 species
• Pleurastrosarcina H.J.Sluiman & P.C.J.Blommers – 1 species
• Polysphaera Reisigl – 1 species
• Possonia F.Hindak – 1 species
• Pseudotetracystis R.D.Arneson – 3 species
• Sarcinochlamys Shin Watanabe – 1 species
• Symbiococcum M.Rahat & V.Reich – 1 species

References

1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chlorosarcinaceae". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
2. Groover, R.D; Bold, H.C. (April 1969). "Phycological studies VIII. The taxonomy and comparative physiology of the Chlorosarcinales and certain other edaphic algae". University of Texas Publications. 6907: 1–165.
3. Komárek, J.; Fott, B. (1983). Chlorophyceae (Grünalgen), Ordnung Chlorococcales. Das Phytoplankton des Süßwassers (in German). E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. p. 1044.
4. Deason, Temd R.; Floyd, Gary L. (1989). "A re-examination of the green algal taxon Chlorosarcinales — an ultrastructural approach". Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 8 (4): 259–272. Bibcode:1989CRvPS...8..259D. doi:10.1080/07352688909382277.