Ulotrichaceae

Ulotrichaceae
Acrosiphonia arcta
Acrosiphonia arcta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulotrichales
Family:
Kützing
Genera

Ulotrichaceae is a family of green algae in the order Ulotrichales.[1] Members of the family are found in both marine and freshwater habitats.[2]

Members of the family Ulotrichaceae consist of unbranched filaments. The cells are typically barrel-shaped or cylindrical, wider than long. The cell has a chloroplast which forms a girdle-shaped parietal band; each chloroplast may have several pyrenoids.[2]

Asexual reproduction occurs via fragmentation of the filament, or the production of zoospores. Sexual reproduction is isogamous, and involves an alternation of generations between the larger, filamentous gametophyte and a Codiolum-stage sporophyte.[2]

References

  1. ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Ulotrichaceae Kützing". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  2. ^ a b c Škaloud, Pavel; Rindi, Fabio; Boedeker, Christian; Leliaert, Frederik (2018). Chlorophyta: Ulvophyceae. Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Vol. 13. Berlin, Germany: Springer Spektrum. pp. i–x, 1–289. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-55495-1. ISBN 978-3-662-55494-4.


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