Chaetomnion
| Chaetomnion | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Chaetomnion Skuja, 1937[1] |
| Type species | |
| Chaetomnion pyriferum Skuja[1]
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| Species | |
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Chaetomnion is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae. It has mainly been reported from Asia, and is epiphytic on the leaves of Potamogeton, an aquatic plant.[2]
Chaetomnion consists of thalli forming tufts of branched filaments growing in a radial pattern, growing up to 1 mm wide. The primary filaments are prostrate, while secondary filaments are erect and branching; filaments terminate in a long, hyaline unicellular hair. Cells are short and barrel-shaped, 8–17 μm in diameter, and contain a parietal chloroplast with one or two pyrenoids.[2] Chaetomnion reproduces asexually. It reproduces via large aplanospores, which are 35–48 μm long, borne on the ends of the secondary branches.[2] The two species, C. nakaoi and C. pyriferum, are distinguished by the placement of their terminal hairs.[3]
References
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chaetomnion Skuja, 1937". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ^ a b c Bourrelly, P. (1966). Les algues d'eau douce. Initiation à la systématique. Algues vertes. Vol. 1. Paris: Éditions N. Boubée et Cie. pp. 1–512.
- ^ Moshkova, N.A.; Hollerbach, M.M. (1986). Определитель пресноводных водорослей СССР. Зеленые водоросли. Класс Улотриксовые. Порядок Улотриксовые [Manual for identification of the freshwater algae of the USSR. Ulotrichales]. Vol. 10. Leningrad: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. pp. 1–360.