Follicularia is a genus of green algae, in the family Schizochlamydaceae.[1] It is found in terrestrial habitats, mainly soil.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Schizochlamydaceae |
| Genus: | Follicularia V.V.Miller, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| Follicularia paradoxalis V.V.Miller[1]
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Follicularia consists of single cells or groups of cells. Cells are spherical, with a smooth cell wall. Young cells contain a single parietal chloroplast with a pyrenoid; later, adult cells contain many conical to prismatic chloroplasts lining the insides of the cell membrane. Asexual reproduction occurs via zoospores with two flagella, or aplanospores.[2]
The genus Follicularia is morphologically similar to Planktosphaeria, a genus that is traditionally defined as producing autospores instead of zoospores. Additionally, species matching the morphological description of Follicularia have been found to be of polyphyletic origins; some species have been transferred to the new genus, Herndonia.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Follicularia taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ a b Ettl, Hanuš; Gärtner, Georg (2013). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen (in German) (2nd ed.). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 9783642394614.
- ^ Watanabe, Shin (2020). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of Planktosphaeria, Follicularia and Herndonia gen. nov. (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyceae) based on ultrastructure and 18S rDNA analyses". Phycologia. 59 (5): 397–408. Bibcode:2020Phyco..59..397W. doi:10.1080/00318884.2020.1782083. S2CID 222093721.
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