Spondylomoraceae

Spondylomoraceae
Pyrobotrys rostratus
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Chlamydomonadales
Family:	Spondylomoraceae Korshikov
Genera
Chlamydosphaera Chlorcorona Pascherina Pyrobotrys Spondylomorum Uva

Spondylomoraceae is a family of algae in the order Chlamydomonadales. ^[1] It consists of various freshwater, microscopic algae. ^[2]

Members of the Spondylomoraceae are coenobial flagellate organisms with the overall form typically resembling a mulberry. It consists of multiple rings of cells stacked upon each other. Rings consist of two or four cells, connected to each other by long gelatinous strands, with cells of each ring alternating. Individual cells are similar in morphology to Chlamydomonas , with chloroplasts and pyrenoids, but may be slightly deformed due to contact with adjacent cells. Cells have two or four flagella. Individual cells may sometimes detach from the rest of the colony. Asexual reproduction occurs by the formation of autocoenobia within existing cells. Sexual reproduction is isogamous, forming quadriflagellate planozygotes. ^[2]

References

1. See the NCBI webpage on Spondylomoraceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.
2. Ettl, H. (1983). Ettl, H.; Gerloff, J.; Heynig, H.; Mollenhauer, D. (eds.). Chlorophyta. 1. Teil / Part 1: Phytomonadina. Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Vol. 9. VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag. pp. XIV + 808. ISBN   978-3-8274-2659-8.