Euglenophyceae

Euglenophyceae
Euglena viridis, by Ehrenberg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenida
Clade: Spirocuta
Clade: Euglenophyceae
Schoenichen, 1925 emend. Marin & Melkonian, 2003[1][2]
Type genus
Euglena
Ehrenberg, 1830[1]
Orders
Synonyms
  • Euglenea Butschli, 1884 emend. Busse & Preisfeld, 2002[2]

Euglenophyceae (ICBN) or Euglenea (ICZN) is a group of single-celled algae belonging to the phylum Euglenozoa.[2][3] They have chloroplasts originated from an event of secondary endosymbiosis with a green alga. They are distinguished from other algae by the presence of paramylon as a storage product and three membranes surrounding each chloroplast.[4]

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  3. ^ Alexei Y. Kostygov; Anna Karnkowska; Jan Votýpka; Daria Tashyreva; Kacper Maciszewski; Vyacheslav Yurchenko; Julius Lukeš (10 March 2021). "Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses". Open Biology. 11: 200407. doi:10.1098/RSOB.200407. ISSN 2046-2441. PMC 8061765. PMID 33715388. Wikidata Q125548575.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lee 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).