Chaetomnion pyriferum
| Chaetomnion pyriferum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Chaetomnion |
| Species: | C. pyriferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetomnion pyriferum Skuja, 1937[1] | |
Chaetomnion pyriferum is a species of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae.[1] It is native to China, growing on leaves of Potamogeton, an aquatic plant.[2]
Chaetomnion pyriferum consists of thalli forming tufts of branched filaments growing in a radial pattern, growing up to 1 mm wide. The primary filaments are prostrate, while secondary filaments are mostly erect and branching; filaments terminate in a long, hyaline unicellular hair. Cells are cylindrical or barrel-shaped, 8–17 μm in diameter, and contain a parietal chloroplast with one or two pyrenoids. Chaetomnion pyriferum reproduces asexually via large aplanospores, which are 35–48 μm long, borne on the ends of the secondary branches.[2]
References
- 1 2 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chaetomnion pyriferum Skuja 1937". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- 1 2 Skuja, H. (1937). "Algae". In Handel-Mazzetti, H. (ed.). Symbolae Sinicae. Botanische Ergebnisse der Expedition der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien nach Südwest-China 1914/1918. Vol. 1. Wien: J. Springer. pp. 1–106.
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