Groenbladia
| Groenbladia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| Order: | Desmidiales |
| Family: | Desmidiaceae |
| Genus: | Groenbladia Teiling |
| Type species | |
| Groenbladia neglecta (Raciborski) Teiling[1]
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| Species | |
Groenbladia is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.[2] It has a cosmopolitan distribution in acidic, oligotrophic freshwater habitats;[1] it may occasionally form blooms.[3]
The genus name of Groenbladia is in honour of Rolf Leo Grönblad (1895-1962), who was a Finnish dentist and botanist (Algology), who worked in Finland.[4]
The genus was circumscribed by Einar Johan Sigurd Teiling in Bot. Not. (1952) on page 275 in 1952.
Description
[edit]Groenbladia forms long or short filaments of cells, which are often surrounded by a gelatinous sheath. Cells are elongate, cylindrical (sometimes narrowing towards the ends), and are up to nine times longer than broad; there may be a slight constriction at the middle of the cell (isthmus). On each side of the isthmus, there is a transverse row of pores. Each cell has two chloroplasts, which are axial, band-shaped, with one to eight pyrenoids.[1]
Aplanospores have been reported in one species, G. neglecta; the aplanospores are yellowish and elliptical. Sexual reproduction occurs by conjugation. During conjugation, cells (i.e. gametangia) become geniculate and produce a broad tube in which the gametes fuse. Mature zygospores are quadrangular, surrounded by the conjugation tube and gametangial cell walls.[1]
Species are distinguished based on the shape of the cells.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Groenbladia". AlgaeBase. University of Galway.
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Groenbladia. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ a b Hall, John D.; McCourt, Richard M. (2014). "Chapter 9. Conjugating Green Algae Including Desmids". In Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (eds.). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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