Elliptochloris
Elliptochloris bilobata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Prasiolales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Elliptochloris
Tscherm.-Woess[1]
Species[1]
  • Elliptochloris antarctica (Tschermak-Woess & Friedmann) Darienko & Pröschold
  • Elliptochloris bilobata Tschermak-Woess
  • Elliptochloris incisiformis L.Hoffmann & I.Kostikov
  • Elliptochloris marina Letsch
  • Elliptochloris perforata Hoffmann & Kostikov
  • Elliptochloris philistinensis Novis & Visnovsky
  • Elliptochloris reniformis Darienko & Pröschold
  • Elliptochloris subsphaerica (Reisigl) Ettl & G.Gärtner

Elliptochloris is a genus of green algae in the order Prasiolales.[1] Some species in the genus are photobiont partners in lichens.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Elliptochloris". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  2. ^ Sanders, William B.; Masumoto, Hiroshi (2021). "Lichen algae: the photosynthetic partners in lichen symbioses". The Lichenologist. 53 (5): 347–393. doi:10.1017/S0024282921000335.


Categories