| Gloeotila | |
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| Gloeotila scopulina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorellales |
| Family: | Chlorellaceae |
| Genus: | Gloeotila Kützing |
| Type species | |
| Gloeotila oscillarina Kützing | |
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Gloeotila is a genus of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae. It is typically found in freshwater habitats, either attached to surfaces or planktonic, or found in soil.
Description
Gloeotila consists of unbranched, uniseriate filaments of cells which are generally surrounded by a sheath of mucilage. The cells are connected to each other loosely and thus the filaments often loosely break apart. The cells are cylindrical in shape, longer than wide, and are connected end-to-end, Cells are uninucleate (with one nucleus). Cells have one parietal chloroplast filling the length of the cell; pyrenoids are absent. Reproduction occurs by the formation of biflagellate zoospores.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy of Gloeotila is currently problematic. The type species, Gloeotila oscillarina, was described by Friedrich Traugott Kützing in 1843, but its original description was very poor, making it difficult to identify. A lectotype was provided by T. E. Hazen in 1902, and the current generic concept was defined by W. Heering in 1914, but some authors regard G. oscillarina as a synonym of Stigeoclonium setigerum. As currently defined, Gloeotila contains numerous species, many of which show various affinities to other genera such as Geminella, Stichococcus, and Klebsormidium. Therefore, some authors prefer to place species of Gloeotila in those genera instead.
References
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Gloeotila Kützing, 1843". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- See the NCBI webpage on Gloeotila. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ John, David M.; Rindi, Fabio (2014). "Chapter 8. Filamentous (Nonconjugating) and Plantlike Green Algae". In Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (eds.). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.
- ^ Bicudo, Carlos E. M.; Menezes, Mariângela (2006). Gêneros de Algas de Águas Continentais do Brasil: chave para identificação e descrições (2 ed.). RiMa Editora. p. 508. ISBN 857656064X.
- Pröschold, Thomas; Darienko, Tatyana (2020). "The green puzzle Stichococcus (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta): New generic and species concept among this widely distributed genus". Phytotaxa. 441 (2): 113–142. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.441.2.2.
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