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Genus of algae

Kirchneriella
Kirchneriella lunaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Selenastraceae
Genus: Kirchneriella
Schmidle
Type species
Kirchneriella lunaris
(Kirchner) Möbius
Species

Kirchneriella is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. It is found in freshwater habitats, as phytoplankton or metaphyton.

The genus name of Kirchneriella is in honour of Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (1851–1925), who was a German botanist and agronomist.

The genus was circumscribed by Wilhelm Schmidle in Ber. Naturf. Ges. Freiburg vol.7 on page 82 in 189.

Description

Kirchneriella usually consists of colonies of cells within a thin layer of mucilage. Usually four to 16 are present within a colony, but sometimes they are solitary. Cells are crescent-shaped, containing a single chloroplast with one pyrenoid. They are irregularly distributed within the mucilage.

Species are distinguished from each other based on cell size and shape. The similar genus Pseudokirchneriella was split off from Kirchneriella; it differs from this genus in that its cells lack a pyrenoid. Some authors do not recognize the two genera as being distinct.

Reproduction

Kirchneriella reproduces by autospores, which are arranged serially within the mother cell. They are released by rupture of the mother cell wall.

Known species

According to GBIF;

  • Kirchneriella aperta Teiling
  • Kirchneriella arcuata G.S.Smith
  • Kirchneriella dianae (Bohlin) Comas
  • Kirchneriella incurvata J.H.Belcher & Swale
  • Kirchneriella irregularis (G.M.Sm.) Korshikov
  • Kirchneriella lunaris (Kirchner) Möbius, 1894
  • Kirchneriella obesa (G.S.West) Schmidle
  • Kirchneriella obesa (West) West & G.S.West
  • Kirchneriella pinguis Hindák
  • Kirchneriella roselata Hindák

References

  1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Kirchneriella". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. See the NCBI webpage on Kirchneriella. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  3. ^ Shubert, Elliot; Gärtner, Georg (2014). "Chapter 7. Nonmotile Coccoid and Colonial 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.
  4. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. Komárek, J.; Fott, B. (1983). Chlorophyceae (Grünalgen), Ordnung Chlorococcales. Das Phytoplankton des Süßwassers (in German). E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. p. 1044.
  6. ^ Da Silva, Daniella; Sant'Anna, Célia L.; Tucci, Andrea; Comas, Augusto (2013). "New planktic species of Kirchneriella Schmidle (Chlorophyceae, Selenastraceae) from Brazilian freshwaters". Brazilian Journal of Botany. 36 (2): 153–157. doi:10.1007/s40415-013-0014-5. S2CID 256366898.
  7. "Kirchneriella Schmidle, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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