Siphonocladus

<i>Siphonocladus</i>

Siphonocladus

Genus of algae

Siphonocladus is a small genus of green algae in the family Siphonocladaceae.[1][2] The algal body (thallus) is composed of long, club-shaped cells that divide by segregative cell division, followed by the formation of branches that break through the mother cell.

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Siphonocladus tropicus showing segregative cell division.

As in other members of the order Cladophorales, cells are multinucleate.

The genus occurs in subtropical or tropical seas, in shallow intertidal and subtidal habitats. Most species are rare.

References

  1. [1]
    See the NCBI webpage on Siphonocladus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. [2]
    Leliaert, Frederik; De Clerck, Olivier; Verbruggen, Heroen; Boedeker, Christian; Coppejans, Eric (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the Siphonocladales (Chlorophyta: Cladophorophyceae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (3): 1237–1256. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.016. PMID 17574874.


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