Dermatophyton A.Peter, 1886

Holotype species: Dermatophyton radians A.Peter

Original publication and holotype designation: Peter, [A.] (1886). Ueber eine auf Thieren schmarotzende Alge. Tageblatt. Versammlung Deutscher Naturforscher und Aerzte in Berlin 59: 191 [with Diskussion on p. 191-193].

Description: Plants disc-like, consist of radiating rows of cells. Cells in polystromatic centre quadrate or subquadrate and towards periphery cells more elongated and dichotomously divided. Cells with 6-17 nuclei, a parietal chloroplast and one to several pyrenoids. Asexual reproduction by biflagellate zoospores produced in flask-shaped cells in centre of thallus. Sexual reproduction unknown. Forms deep-green crusts ca. 2-4 mm in diameter on and penetrating carapace of freshwater turtles. Known from southern Europe, North Africa and North America. Dermatophyton questionably placed in Chaetophorales due to presence of many nuclei in each cell. It may be related to Arnoldiella which belongs to the Cladophorales.

Information contributed by: D. M. John. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2016-06-27 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Boedeker, C., O'Kelly, C.J., Star, W. & Leliaert, F. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Aegagropila clade (Cladophorales, Ulvophyceae), including the description of Aegagropilopsis gen. nov. and Pseudocladophora gen. nov. Journal of Phycology 48(3): 808-825.

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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. 27 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 May 2024