Pinguiophyceae

Pinguiophyceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Division: Ochrophyta
Class: Pinguiophyceae
Kawachi et al., 2002
Order: Pinguiochrysidales
Kawachi et al., 2002
Family: Pinguiochrysidaceae
Kawachi et al., 2002

Pinguiophyceae is a classis of marine Heterokontophyta.[1] It includes five species of unicellular organisms with high concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the cytoplasm.[1] The other common features are the lack of cell wall and the tendency for flagella loss even on the stage of zoospore, which is unusual for heterokonts.[1] One species (Polypodochrysis teissieri) inhabits benthic substates (sometimes found the mucilage of other algae) and is able to produce lorica with one or more tubular necks.[2] The other species live in the plankton.[1]

Species

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kawachi, M., Inouye, I., Honda, D., O'Kelly, Ch. J., Bailey, J. C., Bidigare, R. R., Andersen, R. A. (2002). The Pinguiophyceae classis nova, a new class of photosynthetic stramenopiles whose members produce large amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. Phycological Research 50 (1): 31–47. Abstract
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kawachi, M., Noël, M. H., Andersen, R. A. (2002). Re-examination of the marine ‘chrysophyte’ Polypodochrysis teissieri (Pinguiophyceae). Phycological Research 50 (1): 91-100. Abstract
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 O’Kelly, C. J. (2002). Glossomastix chrysoplasta n. gen., n. sp. (Pinguiophyceae), a new coccoidal, colony-forming golden alga from southern Australia. Phycological Research 50 (1): 67-74. Abstract
  4. ↑ Kawachi, M., Atsumi, M., Ikemoto, H., Miyachi, S. (2002). Pinguiochrysis pyriformis gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae), a new picoplanktonic alga isolated from the Pacific Ocean. Phycological Research 50 (1): 49-56. Abstract
  5. ↑ Andersen, R. A., Potter, D., Bailey, J. C. (2002). Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae), a new marine coccoid alga. Phycological Research 50 (1): 57-65. Abstract

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