Radiofilum

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Radiofilum
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Radiofilum conjunctivum
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Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Sphaeropleaceae
Genus: Radiofilum
Schmidle, 1894
Type species
Radiofilum conjunctivum
Schmidle [1]
Species

Radiofilum is a genus of green algae in the class Chlorophyceae. [1] It is a freshwater genus; they are often found in soft, boggy or acidic waters. [2]

Radiofilum consists of unbranched filaments of cells, surrounded by a very thin mucilage layer. Cells are bead-like, spherical or compressed. The cell wall consists of two halves, and there is a ring around the middle of the cell where the two halves are joined. Cells contain a chloroplast is parietal and contains one or more pyrenoids. [2]

The genus Radiofilum as currently circumscribed appears to be a polyphyletic grouping of species. Some work has been done to transfer species to other genera, [3] including Interfilum [3] and Flintia . [4] The type species, Radiofilum conjunctivum , belongs to the class Trebouxiophyceae and is phylogenetically close to the genus Microthamnion . [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Radiofilum". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
  2. 1 2 Matthews, Robin A. (2016). "Freshwater Algae in Northwest Washington, Volume II, Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta". A Collection of Open Access Books and Monographs. Western Washington University. doi:10.25710/fctx-n773.
  3. 1 2 3 Shubert, Elliot; Gärtner, Georg (2014). "Chapter 7. Nonmotile Coccoid and Colonial Green Algae". In Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (eds.). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN   978-0-12-385876-4.
  4. ↑ Molinari-Novoa, E. A.; Guiry, M. D. (2020). "Flintia, gen. nov. a replacement genus name for the invalid genus name Parallela E.A.Flint (Microsporaceae, Chlorophyceae)". Notulae Algarum. 168: 1–3.
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