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Pseudodictyochloris

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Pseudodictyochloris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Actinochloridaceae
Genus: Pseudodictyochloris
Vinatzer, 1975[1]
Type species
Pseudodictyochloris dissecta
Vinatzer[1]
Species[1]

Pseudodictyochloris is a genus of green algae, in the family Actinochloridaceae.[1] It is found in soils.[2]

Pseudodictyochloris is a unicellular organism. Young cells are ellipsoidal to ovoid in shape, while adult cells are spherical. The chloroplast lines the periphery of the cell and is net-like with many perforations, with a few strands connected to the center. Chloroplasts lack pyrenoids. Cells are multinucleate (with many nuclei). Asexual reproduction occurs by the formation of zoospores or autospores.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Pseudodictyochloris". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ a b Ettl, Hanuš; Gärtner, Georg (2013). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen (in German) (2nd ed.). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 9783642394614.
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