Barranca Caisová, C.Pérez Reyes, Cruz Álamo, Martel Quintana, Surek & Melkonian, 2015

Holotype species: Barranca multiflagellata Caisová, C.Pérez Reyes, Cruz Álamo, Martel Quintana, Surek & Melkonian

Original publication and holotype designation: Caisová, L., Pérez Reyes, C., Cruz Álamo, V., Martel Quintana, A., Surek, B. & Melkonian, M. (2015). Barrancaceae: a new green algal lineage with structural and behavioral adaptations to a fluctuating environment. American Journal of Botany 102(9): 1482-1492, 4 figures.

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Description: Cells cylindrical (lengths 4-52 µm, widths 4-13 µm); uninucleate. Chloroplast single, lobed, and parietal, extends up to full length of the cell; 1-4 pyrenoids. Apical cell straight, mostly rounded, slightly acute or slightly acuminate. When a holdfast is present, the basal cell tapers toward the holdfast.

Origin of description: this description is from the original publication; it may have been modified slightly. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-12-20 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.

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: Liu, B.W., Hu, Y.X., Hu, Z.Y., Liu, G.X. & Zu, H. (2020). Taxonomic scheme of the order Chaetophorales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) based on chloroplast genomes. BMC Genomics 21: article 442 [1-12], 5 figures, 2 tables.

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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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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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