Paulschulzia Skuja, 1948

Holotype species: Paulschulzia pseudovolvox (P.Schulz) Skuja

Original publication and holotype designation: Skuja, H. (1948). Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 9(3): 1-399, 39 pls.

Description: Microscopic, spherical to ellipsoid colonies to 300 &m diameter with 4-64 (-248) cells in dispersed clusters embedded in extensive mucilaginous matrix. Entire aggregate with several generations of subcolonies with 4, 8 or 16 cells each with distinct envelope. Cells spherical to ovoid, 5-13 &m, with or without two anterior, non-motile pseudoflagella to 85 &m long, directed to exterior of colony; pseudoflagella rigid or lax. Cells uninucleate with two anterior contractile vacuoles; single parietal chloroplast cup shaped (stellate in P. pseudovolvox), with single basal pyrenoid with distinct starch sheath; stigma absent. Colony growth by division of cells into two or four to form new subcolonies, up to four generations of colonies within a single matrix; asexual reproduction by fragmentation of large colonies and by biflagellate zoospores, 5-7 x 3-4 &m, liberated from colonies. Young colonies with four tetrahedral cells. Sexual reproduction unknown. Paulschultzia planktonic in freshwater lakes; reported from Europe, North America and India. P. pseudovolvox available in culture collection (UTEX 167). Genus similar to Tetraspora but distinguished by formation of distinct subcolonies; some authors suggest recognizing Paulschulzia as subgenus of Tetraspora.

Information contributed by: D. Garbary & P. Kugrens. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2012-06-29 by Michael Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Tsarenko, P.M. (2011). Tetrasporales. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 3: Chlorophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 225-232. Ruggell: A.R.A. Gantner Verlag K.-G..

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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Michael Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024