| Endophyton | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Endophyton N.L. Gardner, 1909 |
Endophyton is a genus of filamentous green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae. As its name suggests, is an endophyte of marine red and brown algae macroalgae. [1]
Endophyton consists of uniseriate filaments that penetrate the medulla of the host alga. The filaments in the host's medulla are relatively thin, long and pale; the filaments in the host's cortex are broader, shorter and green. Filaments produce irregular branches towards the surface of the host. Cells contain a parietal, perforated chloroplast with one to few pyrenoids. [1]
Endophyton reproduces both asexually (with quadriflagellate zoospores), or sexually (with biflagellate gametes; gametes are anisogamous). [1]
