Heleococcus Korshikov, 1953

Holotype species: Heleococcus mucicola Korshikov

Original publication and holotype designation: Korshikov, A.A. (1953). Viznachnik prisnovodnihk vodorostey Ukrainsykoi RSR. Pidklas Protokokovi (Protococcineae). Bakuol'ni (Vacuolales) ta Protokokovi (Protococcales) [The Freshwater Algae of the Ukrainian SSR. Sub-Class Protococcineae. Vacuolales and Protococcales]. Vol. 5 pp. 439, 421 figures. Kyiv: Akademyy Nauk Ukrayins'koy RSR. [in Ukrainian]

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Description: Thalli colonial, with up to ca. 16 cells embedded in spherical (H. polyvacuolatus) or tree-like (H. mucicolus), stratified, mucilaginous envelope. Cells spherical, 10-30 µmdiameter, with smooth cell walls; with one prominent or several smaller vacuoles. Cells uninucleate; chloroplast single and parietal with prominent pyrenoid. Asexual reproduction by autospores, (2-) 4-8 per sporangium; released by rupture of sporangial wall. Swarmers to 12 µmlong also produced, these with two apically inserted flagella. Sexual reproduction unknown. Heleococcus planktonic or benthic in freshwater, especially peat bogs; reported only from Europe and North America. Heleococcus treated by Bourrelly as synonym of Hormotila. Genus segregated with Heleochloris into Heliochloridaceae by some authors.

Information contributed by: D. Garbary. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-02-25 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 masculine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Komárek, J. & Fott, B. (1983). Chlorophyceae (Grünalgen) Ordnung: Chlorococcales. Das Phytoplankton des Süsswassers. In: Das Phytoplankton des Süsswassers (Die Binnengewässer) XVI. 7. Teil 1. Hälfte. (Huber-Pestalozzi, G. Eds), pp. [1]-x, [1]-1044. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlangbuchhandlung (Nägele u. Obermiller).

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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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