Chlorosarcinaceae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Chlorophyta
Subphylum: Chlorophytina
Classis: Chlorophyceae
Ordo: Chlamydomonadales

Familia: Chlorosarcinaceae

Genera: Borodinella – Chlorosarcina – Chlorosarcinopsis – Chlorosphaeropsis – Desmotetra – Entophysa – †Latisphaera – †Maculosphaera – Neochlorosarcina – Pleurastrosarcina – Polysphaera – Possonia – Pseudotetracystis – Sarcinochlamys – Symbiococcum
Name

Chlorosarcinaceae Bourrelly ex Groover & Bold 1969

Type: Chlorosarcina Gerneck

References
Primary references

Groover, R.D. & Bold, H.C. 1969. Phycological studies VIII. The taxonomy and comparative physiology of the Chlorosarcinales and certain other edaphic algae. University of Texas publication 6907: 1–165. Reference page.

Links

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2024. Chlorosarcinaceae. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2024-02-08.

Chlorosarcinaceae is a family of chlorophyte green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.[1] Members of this genus are found in soils.[2]

Members of the family Chlorosarcinaceae usually occur as irregular packet-shaped colonies, rarely singly. Cells are spherical to irregular, particularly flattened at the walls when in contact with neighboring cells. The chloroplast is varied in morphology; it may be parietal and cup- or mantle-shaped, or centrally located and irregular or reticulate. Pyrenoids are present in most genera. Reproduction occurs via cell division, and via the formation of zoospores.[3]

As currently defined, the family is a polyphyletic and thus artificial assemblage of different genera. Phylogenetic analyses have placed the genera as sister to various taxa within the Chlamydomonadales. The type species of the type genus, Chlorosarcina elegans, is not available in culture.[4]
Genera

As of February 2022, AlgaeBase accepted the following genera:[1]

Borodinella V.V.Miller – 1 species
Chlorosarcina Gerneck – 6 species
Chlorosarcinopsis Herndon – 12 species
Chlorosphaera Klebs – 1 species
Chlorosphaeropsis Vischer – 3 species
Desmotetra T.R.Deason & G.L.Floyd – 4 species
Entophysa M.Möbius – 1 species
Neochlorosarcina Shin Watanabe – 7 species
Pleurastrosarcina H.J.Sluiman & P.C.J.Blommers – 1 species
Polysphaera Reisigl – 1 species
Possonia F.Hindak – 1 species
Pseudotetracystis R.D.Arneson – 3 species
Sarcinochlamys Shin Watanabe – 1 species
Symbiococcum M.Rahat & V.Reich – 1 species

References

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chlorosarcinaceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
Groover, R.D; Bold, H.C. (April 1969). "Phycological studies VIII. The taxonomy and comparative physiology of the Chlorosarcinales and certain other edaphic algae". University of Texas Publications. 6907: 1–165.
Komárek, J.; Fott, B. (1983). Chlorophyceae (Grünalgen), Ordnung Chlorococcales. Das Phytoplankton des Süßwassers (in German). E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. p. 1044.
Deason, Temd R.; Floyd, Gary L. (1989). "A re-examination of the green algal taxon Chlorosarcinales — an ultrastructural approach". Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 8 (4): 259–272. Bibcode:1989CRvPS...8..259D. doi:10.1080/07352688909382277.