Synura
Sign in to saveSynura is a genus of colonial chrysomonad algae covered with silica scales.Synura is characterized by its heterokont flagella, and is the most conspicuous and diverse genus of the order Synurales.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumOchrophyta
- ClassChrysophyceae
- OrderSynurales
- FamilyMallomonadaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Synuraceae
- Collections
- IPA/SP, UFRPE, UTEX
- Recorded in
- Brasil, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Scales
- Morphological evolution of silica scales in ''Synura''
- Habitat and Ecological significance
- Classification
- References
Synura is a genus of colonial chrysomonad algae covered with silica scales.Synura is characterized by its heterokont flagella, and is the most conspicuous and diverse genus of the order Synurales.
==Description== Species of Synura form microscopic, spherical colonies, composed of multiple cells attached to each other at the center of the colony. Synura cells are variously shaped, typically spherical to pear-shaped or club-shaped. Each cell contains two plastids aligned with the long axis of the cell; they impart a distinctive golden color to the cells, which comes from chlorophyll c1 and fucoxanthin. Cells are covered with scales made of silica. Two flagella are present.
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