Chlorolobion | |
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Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Sphaeropleales |
Family: | Selenastraceae |
Genus: | Chlorolobion Korshikov, 1953 |
Type species | |
Chlorolobion obtusum Korshikov[1] | |
Species | |
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Chlorolobion, sometimes spelled Chlorolobium, is a genus of algae belonging to the family Selenastraceae.[2] The species of this genus are found in freshwater habitats in Europe and America.[2]
Chlorolobion consists of single cells. They are either free-floating, or in the case of Chlorolobion obtusum, attached to the carapaces of freshwater crustaceans. Cells are asymmetrically fusiform (spindle-shaped) with one side being more curved than the other. The tips of the cells are rounded. The single chloroplast is plate-like and wraps around the inside of the cell, and contains one (rarely two) pyrenoids.[3] Unlike other genera in its family, Chlorolobion has pyrenoids that are surrounded by a starch sheath, making them visible in the light microscope.[4]
Species:[1]