| Chlorococcaceae | |
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| Ambystoma maculatum egg mass at the University of Mississippi Field Station. Symbiotic Oophila amblystomatis algae (green) is visible surrounding each developing larva. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Chlorococcaceae Blackman & Tansley, 1902 |
| Genera [1] | |
See text. | |
Chlorococcaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales. [1] They are mostly soil-dwelling algae. [2] Many members of this group produce lipids and secondary carotenoids. [2]
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The Chlorococcaceae consists mostly of coccoid (single, nonmotile) cells with one parietal or central chloroplast and one or multiple nuclei. The chloroplast contains a single pyrenoid surrounded by a starch envelope. The cell envelope may thicken with age and develop into a mucilaginous stalk in some species. [2] Reproduction consists of zoospores with a cell wall; after they stop swimming, the zoospores retain their shape. [2]
The family Chlorococcaceae is currently under taxonomic revision. As currently circumscribed, the type genus Chlorococcum is polyphyletic. [2] The type species, Chlorococcum infusionum , is a member of the clade Moewusinia. [3]
