Trebouxiophyceae
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Class Trebouxiophyceae
The class Trebouxiophyceae was described based on the genetic similarity of investigated strains as a group of algae with non-flagellated vegetative cells, unicellular, sarcinoid, or filamentous thalli (Friedl 1995).
Phylogenetically the Trebouxiophyceae is the sister group to the Chlorophyceae and Ulvophyceae, and can be further subdivided into six main lineages: Trebouxiales, Watanabeales, Elliptochloris -clade, Prasiolales, Chlorellales and Microthamniales (Leliaert et al. 2012; Lemieux et al. 2014; Darienko et al. 2016; Li et al. 2021). Members of most of these lineages (except for the order Microthamniales) have been found to associate with lichens (e.g. Thüs et al. 2011; Škaloud et al. 2015). The nature of the relationships between these lineages remains unclear, and some studies even question the monophyly of the entire class (Leliaert et al. 2012).
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- Kingdom
- Plantae
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- Chlorophyta
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- class
References
- Friedl T. 1995. Inferring taxonomic positions and testing genus level assignments in coccoid green lichen algae, a phylogenetic analysis of 18 S ribosomal RNA sequences from Dictyochloropsis reticulata and from members of the genus Myrmecia (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae. Journal of Phycology 31: 632-639.
- Leliaert F., Smith D. R., Moreau H., Herron M. D., Verbruggen H., Delwiche C. F. & De Clerck O. 2012. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of the green algae. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 31: 1-46.
- Lemieux C., Otis C. & Turmel M. 2014. Chloroplast phylogenomic analysis resolves deep-level relationships within the green algal class Trebouxiophyceae. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14: 211.
- Darienko T., Gustavs L. & Proschold T. 2016. Species concept and nomenclatural changes within the genera Elliptochloris and Pseudochlorella (Trebouxiophyceae) based on an integrative approach. Journal of Phycology 52: 1125-1145.
- Li S., Tan H., Liu B., Zhu H. & Hu Z. 2021. Watanabeales ord. nov. and twelve novel species of Trebouxiophyceae (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 57: 1167-1186.
- Thus H., Muggia L., Perez-Ortega S., Favero-Longo S. E., Joneson S., O'Brien H., Nelsen M. P., Duque-Thus R., Grube M., Friedl T., et al. 2011. Revisiting photobiont diversity in the lichen family Verrucariaceae (Ascomycota). European Journal of Phycology 46: 399-415.
- Skaloud P., Steinova J., Ridka T., Vancurova L. & Peksa O. 2015. Assembling the challenging puzzle of algal biodiversity: Species delimitation within the genus Asterochloris (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 51: 507-527.