Franceia Lemmermann, 1898

Holotype species: Franceia ovalis (Francé) Lemmermann

Original publication and holotype designation: Lemmermann, E. (1898). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Planktonalgen. 1. Hedwigia 37: 303-312.

Description: Cells solitary within a thin, often indistinct mucilaginous envelope, rarely in temporary groups of 2-4 within an expanded mother cell wall. Cells oval or ellipsoid, 2-19 x 3.5-15 µm, with several (6 up to >30) spines of variable length (up to 75 µm) distributed over the entire cell surface. Chloroplast -- one in young cells, several in older cells -- parietal, with one, often indistinct pyrenoid. Asexual reproduction by 2-4-8 autospores which are often temporarily retained within the markedly expanded mother cell wall. Sexual reproduction and flagellated stages unknown. Species of Franceia are of widespread occurrence in the freshwater plankton.

Information contributed by: G. Dillard. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2012-07-09 by Michael Guiry.

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

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Tsarenko, P.M. (2011). Trebouxiophyceae. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 3: Chlorophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 61-108. Ruggell: A.R.A. Gantner Verlag K.-G..

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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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Michael Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024