Characiopodium G.L.Floyd & S.Watanabe, 1993

Holotype species: Characiopodium typicum (K.W.Lee & Bold) G.L.Floyd & Shin Watanabe

Original publication and holotype designation: Floyd, G.L, Watanabe, S. & Deason, T.R. (1993). Comparative ultrastructure of the zoospores of eight species of Characium (Chlorophyta). Archiv für Protistenkunde 143: 63-73.

Description: Solitary or clusters of fusiform, elliptical to spherical cells mostly attached by one end to substratum, sometimes free living in culture. Cells walls thin sometimes with papillate thickening at one or both ends of cell. Cells multinucleate; chloroplasts single and parietal, band shaped to perforate with one to eight pyrenoids. Asexual reproduction by aplanospores or zoospores. Zoospores uninucleate without cell wall but with usually covering of "fuzzy material". Contractile vacuole present beneath basal bodies at cell anterior. Chloroplast extends entire length of zoospore and has posterior pyrenoid with starch sheath; with or without stigma. Basal bodies directly opposed. Sexual reproduction unknown. Characiopodium from freshwater; reported from North America, Europe and Asia; all species (C. pseudopolymorphum, C. hindakii, C. californicum, C. typicum) available from UTEX. In culture growing in both liquid media and on agar. Characiopodium is a segregate from Characium and is distinguished based on the multinucleate mature cells of CharaciopodiumSolitary or clusters of fusiform, elliptical to spherical cells mostly attached by one end to substratum, sometimes free living in culture. Cells walls thin sometimes with papillate thickening at one or both ends of cell. Cells multinucleate; chloroplasts single and parietal, band shaped to perforate with one to eight pyrenoids. Asexual reproduction by aplanospores or zoospores. Zoospores uninucleate without cell wall but with usually covering of "fuzzy material". Contractile vacuole present beneath basal bodies at cell anterior. Chloroplast extends entire length of zoospore and has posterior pyrenoid with starch sheath; with or without stigma. Basal bodies directly opposed. Sexual reproduction unknown. Characiopodium from freshwater; reported from North America, Europe and Asia; all species (C. pseudopolymorphum, C. hindakii, C. californicum, C. typicum) available from UTEX. In culture growing in both liquid media and on agar. Characiopodium is a segregate from Characium and is distinguished based on the multinucleate mature cells of Characiopodium

Information contributed by: D. Garbary. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2013-03-01 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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