Asterarcys

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Asterarcys
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Asterarcys quadricellulare
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Scenedesmaceae
Genus: Asterarcys
Comas Gonzales
Species:
A. quadricellularis
Binomial name
Asterarcys quadricellularis
(K.Behre) E.Hegewald & A.W.F.Schmidt

Asterarcys is a genus of green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae. [1] It contains a single species, [2] Asterarcys quadricellularis, also spelled as Asterarcys quadricellulare. [3]

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References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Asterarcys. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Hong, Ji-Won; Kim, Sun-Ae; Chang, Ji-Won; Yi, Jung; Jeong, Ji-Eun; Kim, Sung-Hwan; Kim, Sung-Hong; Yoon, Ho-Sung (2012). "Isolation and description of a Korean microalga, Asterarcys quadricellulare KNUA020, and analysis of its biotechnological potential". Algae. 27 (3): 197–203. doi:10.4490/algae.2012.27.3.197.
  3. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Asterarcys quadricellularis". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-10-29.