Diacronema | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Phylum: | Haptista |
Subphylum: | Haptophytina |
Class: | Pavlovophyceae |
Order: | Pavlovales |
Family: | Pavlovaceae |
Genus: | Diacronema Prauser, 1958 |
Species | |
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Diacronema is a genus of haptophytes.
It includes the species Diacronema vlkianum.[1]
The Diacronema genus also includes the marine alga Diacronema lutheri. D. lutheri is a flagellated mobile microalga. It has two apical flagella of different lengths[2] and a haptonema. D.lutheri is capable of producing a large amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).[3] This characteristic is therefore widely used to feed bivalve molluscs, crustaceans and fish.[3]