Chlorodendrales
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Chlorodendrales are an order of green, flagellated, thecate, unicellular eukaryotes, within the green algae class Chlorodendrophyceae.[1][2] Prasinophyceae are defined by their cellular scales which are composed of carbohydrates, and Chlorodendrales are unique within this group due to these scales forming a fused thecal wall.[1] Cells of Chlorodendrales are completely covered in scales, which fuse around the cell body producing the theca, but remain individually separated on the flagella, of which there are typically four per cell.[1] Species within Chlorodendrales live in both marine and fresh water habitats, occupying both benthic and planktonic food webs.[1] Additionally, they are photoautotrophs, meaning they produce their own food through the conversion of sunlight into chemical energy.
Chlorodendrales | |
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Tetraselmis suecica | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorodendrophyceae Massjuk |
Order: | Chlorodendrales Melkonian |
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