Ferricystis F.Hindák, 1988

Holotype species: Ferricystis mucicola Hindák

Original publication and holotype designation: Hindák, F. (1988). Studies on the chlorococcal algae (Chlorophyceae). IV. Biologické Práce 34(1/2): 1-264.

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Description: Thalli unicellular and microscopic, comprised of spherical to broadly oval cells without mucilaginous envelope and attached to substratum. Cells 6-12 &m in diameter. Cell walls colorless to dark brown, highly roughened with granular encrustations. Cells uninucleate; chloroplast single and parietal with one pyrenoid. Asexual reproduction by biflagellate zoospores or aplanospores; 4 per sporangium. Zoospores released through an opening in cell wall that occasionally has short collar; aplanospores released by breaking parental cell wall as they expand. Zoospores oval, 6-7 x 3 &m, with apical, backwardly directly 7-8 &m long flagella, two apical contractile vacuoles and eyespot. Aplanospores develop from zoospores which are not released and then develop into vegetative cells. Ferricystis grows in mucilage of Microcystis aeruginosa in the plankton; known only from single reservoir in Slovakia. Zoospores presumed involved in infecting new Microcystis colonies. Genus similar to Chlorococcum from which it differs based on the presence of rough cell wall encrustations.

Information contributed by: D. Garbary. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2014-09-02 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. 02 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 April 2024