Platydorina caudata Kofoid
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Volvocales
Family Volvocaceae
Genus Platydorina
Publication details
Platydorina caudata Kofoid
Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Platydorina.
Status of name
This is regarded as a current name.
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), with a tail.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Key references
Suda, S., Nozaki, H. & Watanabe, M. (2005). Morphology and sexual reproduction of Carteria palmata sp. nov. belonging to the Carteria group I sensu Lembi (Chlorophyceaem Volvocales). Phycologia 44: 596-607.
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 850 Platydorina caudata
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
As of 2 June 2009, nucleotide sequence data are available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank for 7 samples identified as Platydorina caudata.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 06 February 2006 by Wendy Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 245 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Crayton, M.A. (1980). Presence of a sulfated polysaccharide in the extracellular matrix of Platydorina caudata (Volvocales, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 16: 80-87, 6 figs, 1 table.
Harris, D.O. (1969). Nutrition of Platydorina caudata Kofoid. Journal of Phycology 5: 205-210, 7 figs, 2 tables.
Harris, D.O. (1972). Life history and growth inhibition studies in Platydorina caudata (Volvocaceae). Soc. Bot. Fr., Mém. : 161-174.
Taylor, M.G., Floyd, G.L. & Hoops, H.J. (1985). Development of the flagellar apparatus and flagellar position in the colonial green alga Platydorina caudata (Chlorophyceae). Journal of Phycology 21: 5323-546.
