Botryococcaceae
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FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassTrebouxiophyceae
- OrderTrebouxiales
- FamilyBotryococcaceae
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- Trebouxiales
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- ボトリオコックス科
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Botryococcaceae is a family of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae.
Traditionally, Botryococcaceae has been defined on morphological grounds. Members of this family consist of irregular colonies of cells found free-floating or attached to a substrate. Cells are united by mucilaginous stalks that are formed by the gelatinization of the old parent cell walls. Cells may be spherical, ellipsoidal, or ovoid with a chloroplast with or without a pyrenoid. Reproduction occurs exclusively asexually by the formation of autospores. However, molecular phylogenetic studies have found that some genera placed in Botryococcaceae based on morphology alone are unrelated to Botryococcus; the genus Dictyosphaerium is now placed in the family Chlorellaceae.
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