Klebsormidium
| Klebsormidium | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Division: | |
| Class: | Klebsormidiophyceae
|
| Order: | Klebsormidiales
|
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Klebsormidium P.C. Silva, K. Mattox & W. Blackwell[1]
|
| Species | |
|
See species list | |
Klebsormidium bilatum
Klebsormidium is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae comprising 20 species.[2] The name was proposed in 1972 to resolve confusion in application and status of Hormidium[Note 1] and was given for the German botanist Georg Albrecht Klebs[Note 2].
The algae occurs mostly in soil and on moist substrates, nevertheless, aquatic and one marine species are also known. Many Klebsormidium-species are able to synthesize substances for UV protection, the so-called mycosporine-like amino acids. The draft genome sequence of Klebsormidium flaccidum was published in 2014.
Species[]
The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
- Klebsormidium elegans
- (Previously known as Klebsormidium flaccidum)
Notes[]
- ^ Hormidium nitens G.A.Klebs 1896
- ^ Georg Albrecht Klebs (1857-1918) Dinophyceae, Chrysophyceae and Xanthophyceae specialist
References[]
- ^ Silva, P.C.; Mattox, K.R.; Blackwell, W.H., Jr (1972). "The generic name Hormidium as applied to green algae". Taxon. 21 (5/6): 639–645. doi:10.2307/1219167. JSTOR 1219167.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Klebsormidium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
External links[]
 |
Wikispecies has information related to Klebsormidium. |
- Images of Klebsormidium at Algaebase
 | This green algae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Charophyta
- Charophyta genera
- Green algae stubs