Prasiolaceae

Prasiolaceae
	Prasiola stipitata Suhr ex Jessen
Systematics
	Chloroplastida
Trunk :	Chlorophyta
Class :	Trebouxiophyceae
Order :	Prasiolales
Family :	Prasiolaceae
Scientific name
	Prasiolaceae
	FFBlackman & AGTansley , 1902

The Prasiolaceae (Prasiolaceae) are a family of green algae from the Trebouxiophyceae class .

description

Algae of the Prasiolaceae family can be unicellular (e.g. Stichococcus species), form multicellular colonies (e.g. Prasiolopsis or Prasionella ), consist of single to multi-row threads (e.g. Rosenvingiella or Rosenvingiellopsis ) or form small leaves ( Prasiola ).

distribution

The family is distributed worldwide and occurs particularly in temperate to polar regions on both hemispheres. Here, prasiolacea can mainly be found in terrestrial habitats, occasionally also in fresh water, but also in the splash water zone along the sea coasts. Some genera (e.g. Rosenvingiella or Prasiola ) prefer locations with high nutrient input. For example, they can be found at resting places for seagulls or around penguins' nests on sub-Antarctic islands.

Genera

The family currently comprises 94 species in a total of 13 genera.

Desmococcus F. Brand
Diplosphaera MWBialosuknia
Hormidium Kützing
Humida SFGray
Prasiococcus Vischer
Prasiola (C.Agardh) Meneghini
Prasiolopsis Vischer
Prasionella Heesch, Pazoutová & Rindi
Prasionema Heesch, Pazoutová & Rindi
Rosenvingiella PCSilva
Rosenvingiellopsis Heesch, Pazoutová & Rindi
Schizogonium Kützing
Stichococcus Nägeli

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Rindi F. (2007): Prasiolales. In: Green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland (Ed. By J. Brodie, CA Maggs & D. John), pp. 13-31. The British Phycological Society, London.
↑ Rindi F. & Guiry MD (2004): Composition and spatial variability of terrestrial algal assemblages occurring at the base of urban walls in Europe. Phycologia 43: 225-235.
↑ Michael D. Guiry & GM Guiry: Family Prasiolaceae. In: Algaebase - World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, accessed March 30, 2020. ( http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/detail/?taxonid=5204 )

[Rindi-1] Rindi F. (2007): Prasiolales. In: Green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland (Ed. By J. Brodie, CA Maggs & D. John), pp. 13-31. The British Phycological Society, London.

[Rindi&Guiry-2] Rindi F. & Guiry MD (2004): Composition and spatial variability of terrestrial algal assemblages occurring at the base of urban walls in Europe. Phycologia 43: 225-235.

[Algaebase-3] Michael D. Guiry & GM Guiry: Family Prasiolaceae. In: Algaebase - World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway, accessed March 30, 2020. ( http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/detail/?taxonid=5204 )