Acrochaete
| Acrochaete | |
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| Acrochaete repens filaments in tissues of kelp Agarum turneri | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| 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.[1][2]
Description[edit]
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.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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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