Sphaeropleaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales.[1]
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| British fresh-water algae, exclusive of Desmidieae and Diatomaceae (1882-1884) | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Sphaeropleaceae Kützing, 1849 |
| Genera[1] | |
The Sphaeropleaceae consists of solitary cells or filaments of cells. They are coenocytic, and reproduce asexually via zoospores or sexually via anisogamy or oogamy.[2]
The family has had a convoluted taxonomic history. Depending on the author, it has been placed in one of many orders including Ulotrichales or Chaetophorales.[3] Currently, it is placed in its own order, the Sphaeropleales. It appears to be the sister group to the rest of the families in its order.[2] It also differs from the other families in the ultrastructure of the basal bodies of their flagella.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Family: Sphaeropleaceae taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ a b c Fučíková, Karolina; Lewis, Paul O.; Lewis, Louise A. (2014). "Putting incertae sedis taxa in their place: A proposal for ten new families and three new genera in Sphaeropleales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta)". Journal of Phycology. 50 (1): 14–25. Bibcode:2014JPcgy..50...14F. doi:10.1111/jpy.12118. PMID 26988005. S2CID 24770288.
- ^ Wolf, M.; Buchheim, M.; Hegewald, E.; Krienitz, L.; Hepperle, D. (2002). "Phylogenetic position of the Sphaeropleaceae (Chlorophyta)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 230 (3–4): 161–171. doi:10.1007/s006060200002. S2CID 37285971.
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