Goniaceae

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Goniaceae
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Goniaceae
Genera

Goniaceae is a family of algae in the order Chlamydomonadales, that includes the genera Astrephomene and Gonium . [1] Members of the Goniaceae are distinguished from those of the Volvocaceae by having each cell surrounded by a tripartite boundary of the extracellular matrix, as opposed to the entire colony being surrounded by the tripartite boundary in Volvocaceae. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nozaki, H.; Kuroiwa, T. (1992). "Ultrastructure of the extracellular matrix and taxonomy of Eudorina, Pleodorina and Yamagishiella gen. nov. (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyta)". Phycologia. 31 (6): 529–541. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-31-6-529.1 . Retrieved 9 June 2014.