Prasinochloris sessilis J.H.Belcher 1966
Publication Details
Prasinochloris sessilis J.H.Belcher 1966: 43, fig. 1
Published in: Belcher, J.H. (1966). Prasinochloris sessilis gen. et sp. nov., a coccoid member of the Prasinophyceae, with some remarks upon cyst formation in Pyramimonas. British Phycological Bulletin 3: 43-51, 1 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Prasinochloris.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Cells of sessile stage forming a stratum on dead leaves. Protoplast spherical or ovoid,
diameter 7-10 µm, in a loose hemispherical transparent membrane. Chromatophore cup-shaped
with single pyrenoid, stigma sometimes present. Two contractile vacuoles.
Motile cells obpyriform or cordate, swimming by means of four flagella. Cell wall absent,
chromatophore cup-shaped with pyrenoid and red stigma; two contractile vacuoles. 8-12
long, 5-9 µm wide.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 January 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025
