Palmophyllales

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Palmophyllales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Order: Palmophyllales
Zechman et al., 2010

The Palmophyllales are a deep-branching order of thalloid green alga, possibly forming a sister group to the Chlorophyta. They survive today in deep waters, where predation pressure is reduced. The group contains the genera Palmophyllum, Verdigellas and Palmoclathrus.[1] The morphology of Palmophyllales is unusual in that they are composed of cells in a gelatinous matrix, so they are multicellular, but not in a conventional way.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leliaert, F.; Verbruggen, H.; Zechman, F. W. (2011). "Into the deep: New discoveries at the base of the green plant phylogeny". BioEssays 33 (9): 683–692. doi:10.1002/bies.201100035. PMID 21744372. 
  2. ↑ Zechman, F. W.; Verbruggen, H.; Leliaert, F.; Ashworth, M.; Buchheim, M. A.; Fawley, M. W.; Spalding, H.; Pueschel, C. M.; Buchheim, J. A.; Verghese, B.; Hanisak, M. D. (2010). "An Unrecognized Ancient Lineage of Green Plants Persists in Deep Marine Waters". Journal of Phycology 46 (6): 1288–1295. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00900.x. 
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