Apodococcus F.Hindák, 1984

Holotype species: Apodococcus characioides Hindák

Original publication and holotype designation: Hindák, F. (1984). Studies on the chlorococcal algae (Chlorophyceae) III. Biologické Práce 30: 1-312.

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Description: Solitary or forming irregular clumps of cells attached to substratum and not embedded in mucilaginous matrix. Cells asymetrical and often slightly irregular, pyriform to ovoid or slightly elongate, often with narrower basal end, 3.5-20 x 2.5-13 µm. Cell walls smooth and colorless, sometimes slightly thicker at poles. Cells uninucleate; single chloroplast parietal and band shaped with single pyrenoid. Asexual repoduction by autospores and fragmentation of cell masses; (2-) 4-8-16 spores per sporangium, released by rupture of sporangial wall. Flagellated stages and sexual reproduction unknown. Apodococcus from a variety of freshwater and soil habitats, the type species from a peat bog lake; reported from Europe and North America in temperate to subtropical (Cuba) climates. Apodococcus considered very similar to Apodochloris from which it differed based on the absence of zoospores. Marvan and others (1984) reject Apodococcus as an inappropriate segregate from Chlorolobion. Species of Apodococcus previously assigned to Characium and Chlorolobion. Solitary or forming irregular clumps of cells attached to substratum and not embedded in mucilaginous matrix. Cells asymetrical and often slightly irregular, pyriform to ovoid or slightly elongate, often with narrower basal end, 3.5-20 x 2.5-13 µm. Cell walls smooth and colorless, sometimes slightly thicker at poles. Cells uninucleate; single chloroplast parietal and band shaped with single pyrenoid. Asexual repoduction by autospores and fragmentation of cell masses; (2-) 4-8-16 spores per sporangium, released by rupture of sporangial wall. Flagellated stages and sexual reproduction unknown. Apodococcus from a variety of freshwater and soil habitats, the type species from a peat bog lake; reported from Europe and North America in temperate to subtropical (Cuba) climates. Apodococcus considered very similar to Apodochloris from which it differed based on the absence of zoospores. Marvan and others (1984) reject Apodococcus as an inappropriate segregate from Chlorolobion. Species of Apodococcus previously assigned to Characium and Chlorolobion.

Information contributed by: D. Garbary & F. Hindák. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2014-09-01 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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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024