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Genus of algae

Acrochaete
Acrochaete repens filaments in tissues of kelp Agarum turneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Ulvales
Family: Ulvellaceae
Genus: Acrochaete
N.Pringsheim
Species

Acrochaete is a genus of marine green algae of the family Ulvellaceae known to live as endoparasites of other algae, although they may eventually be found growing on inorganic substrates, such as rocks.

Description

Species of Acrochaete are small prostrate and filamentous algae with irregularly branched filaments. The cells produce hyaline hairs, which are considered a diagnostic character of the genus.

References

  1. Correa, Jun A.; Nielsen, Ruth; Grund, Darryl W. (1988). "Endophytic alge of Chondrus cripus (Rhodophyta). II. Acrochaete heteroclada sp. nov., A. operculata sp. nov.., and Phaeophila dendroides (Chlorophuta)". Journal of Phycology. 24 (4): 528–539. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.1988.tb04258.x. ISSN 0022-3646. S2CID 84989237.
  2. ^ Rinkel, Barbara E.; Hayes, Paul; Gueidan, Cécile; Brodie, Juliet (2012). "A molecular phylogeny of Acrochaete and other endophytic green algae (Ulvales, Chlorophyta)". Journal of Phycology. 48 (4): 1020–1027. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01196.x. ISSN 0022-3646. PMID 27009012. S2CID 46413131.
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Acrochaete


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