Chloroparvula is a genus of green algae in the class Chloropicophyceae.[1][2]
| Chloroparvula | |
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| Chloroparvula japonica (A-D) and Chloroparvula pacifica (E-F) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chloropicophyceae |
| Order: | Chloropicales |
| Family: | Chloropicaceae |
| Genus: | Chloroparvula Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017[1] |
| Type species | |
| Chloroparvula pacifica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017
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| Species | |
Description
editMembers of this genus are distinguished from other species of Chloropicophyceae by having a thick and smooth wall, sometimes with fibrils, and a string-like ornamentation.[1]
Taxonomy
editThe name Chloroparvula references both its green color (chloro-) and its small size (-parvula). There are two species in the genus:[1]
- Chloroparvula pacifica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017 (type species)
- Chloroparvula japonica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017
References
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This article incorporates "Chloropicophyceae, a new class of picophytoplanktonic prasinophytes" text from this source, which is by Adriana Lopes dos Santos, Thibaut Pollina, Priscilla Gourvil, Erwan Corre, Dominique Marie, José Luis Garrido, Francisco Rodríguez, Mary-Hélène Noël, Daniel Vaulot and Wenche Eikrem available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ a b c d Lopes dos Santos, Adriana; et al. (2017). "Chloropicophyceae, a new class of picophytoplanktonic prasinophytes". Sci Rep. 7 (1): 14019. Bibcode:2017NatSR...714019L. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12412-5. PMC 5656628. PMID 29070840.
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chloroparvula". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
