Elaterodiscus P.J.L.Dangeard, 1967

Holotype species: Elaterodiscus appendiculatus P.J.L.Dangeard

Original publication and holotype designation: Dangeard, P.[J.L.] (1967). Sur un genre nouveau de Chlorophycée marine à cycle évolutif hétéromorphe : Elaterodiscus appendiculatus nov. g., nov. sp.. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Série D 264: 1773-1774, 19 fig.s included in 2 pls..

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Description: Heteromorphic life history comprising pseudoparenchymatous multicellular and unicellular thalli presumably representing gametophytic and sporophytic stages respectively. Multicellular plants forming nearly circular prostrate thalli of irregularly branched filaments when attached to hard substratum. Ordinary vegetative cells cylindrical or rounded, containing single parietal chloroplast with one pyrenoid. Cells at random sites enlarge and attain irregularly or balloon-like swollen shape; these cells with slightly reticulate chloroplast with several pyrenoids, able to penetrate into calcareous material. Similarly, unicellular plants have oblong-rounded shape when growing freely in culture; inside calcareous substratum they have a similar size and shape with several rhizoidal branches to surface of substratum. Asexual reproduction by bi- and quadriflagellate elongated, pyriform zoospores. Small cells of multicellular plants develop into sporangia of same shape and size as in vegetative condition, at maturity containing biflagellate pyriform swarmers. Unicellular plants and swollen cells of multicellular plants develop into zoosporangia with long exit tubes. Progeny of multicellular plants may be similar plants or unicellular stages while progeny of unicellular plants are multicellular thalli. Sexual reproduction unknown. Elaterodiscus known only from culture, isolated from algal material obtained at Biarritz, France, and later associated with calcareous shells, Portobello, New Zealand.

Information contributed by: R. Nielsen. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-07-09 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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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024