Myochloris J.H.Belcher & Swale, 1961

Holotype species: Myochloris collorhynchus J.H.Belcher & Swale

Original publication and holotype designation: Belcher, J.H. & Swale, E.M.F. (1961). Some new and uncommon British Volvocales. British Phycological Bulletin 2: 56-62.

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Description: Unicellular flagellates with two unequal flagella. Cells ovoid with convex dorsal side and flat or slightly concave ventral side. Front end pointed or rostrate. Cells wall-less with parietal chloroplast containing dorsal stigma and 1-3 pyrenoids. Contractile vacuole also present. The two flagella are inserted ventrally, ca one third of the cell length from the anterior end. Long flagellum trailing. Cells frequently attach to the substratum by an extensible proboscis from the front end. Thus fixed the cells may move vigorously around the point of attachment. Sexual reproduction unknown. M. collorhynchus is known only from the original description, occurring in a canal and in small puddles in Britain. In its flagellation it shows some similarity to Nephroselmis, but in the absence of ultrastructural studies the phylogenetic affinities remain obscure

Information contributed by: Ø. Moestrup. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2017-11-08 by M.D. Guiry.

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

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Masjuk, N.P. & Lilitska, G.G. (2011). Prasinophyceae. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 3: Chlorophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 17-20. 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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