Lanceola
| Lanceola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Characiaceae |
| Genus: | Hindák, 1988 |
| Species: | L. spatulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Lanceola spatulifera (Korshikov) Hindák
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Lanceola is a genus of green algae in the family Characiaceae, containing a single species, Lanceola spatulifera.[1] It is found in freshwater habitats.[2]
Lanceola consists of free-floating, single cells. The cell is narrowly spindle-shaped (fusiform), tapered into a narrow spine at one end, and at the other end a lanceolate appendage. The cell wall is smooth. Cells contain a single parietal chloroplast with a pyrenoid, and a central nucleus. It reproduces by forming zoospores with two flagella.[2]
The genus was created by František Hindák for the leaf-like appendage on one end of the cell. However, it has been rejected by other taxonomists, because the structure appears typical of the appendages found in the genus Ankyra.[1]
References
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Lanceola". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ a b Hindák, F. (1988). "Studies on the chlorococcal algae. IV". Biologické Práce. 34 (1/2): 1–264.