Thorsmoerkia Remias & Procházková, 2021

Holotype species: Thorsmoerkia curvula Remias & Procházková

Original publication and holotype designation: Nicoletti, C., Procházková, L., Nedbalová, L., Mócsai, R., Altmann, F., Holzinger, A. & Remias, D. (2021). Thorsmoerkia curvula gen. et spec. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a semi?terrestrial microalga from Iceland exhibits high levels of unsaturated fatty acids. 00: [1-13], 5 figs, 1 table.

Description: Vegetative cells solitary and uninucleate. Cells have an oblong to crescent shape with conical poles. The chloroplast is parietal. Reproduction takes place by means of 4 or 8 autospores of the same shape like the mother cell. Flagellate stages or sexual reproduction unknown. The genus differs from other members of Trebouxiophyceae by the 18S rDNA and rbcL sequences. The generic name reflects the distinct curved cell shape.

Origin of description: this description is from the original publication; it may have been modified slightly. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-09-13 by M.D. Guiry.

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

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

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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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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 July 2024