Tetraselmis convolutae

Tetraselmis convolutae, symbiontic in Symsagittifera roscoffensis (fig. b)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chlorodendrales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Chlorophyta Subphylum: Chlorophytina Classis: Chlorodendrophyceae Ordo: Chlorodendrales

Familia: Chlorodendraceae
Genus: Tetraselmis
Species: Tetraselmis convolutae

Name

Tetraselmis convolutae (Parke & Manton) R.E.Norris, Hori & Chihara, 1980

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Platymonas convolutae Parke & Manton, 1967
    • Type locality: isolated from the worm Convuluta roscoffensis near Roscoff, France in the straits of the ocean bed.
    • Holotype: 1958 , L. Provasoli #Ca2, later #372 in Plymouth.

• Note:: Tetraselmis convolutae occurs in a photosymbiotic tidal acoel flatworm, Symsagittifera roscoffensis (formerly Convoluta).

References

• Norris, R.E., Hori, T. & Chihara, M. 1980. Revision of the genus Tetraselmis (Class Prasinophyceae). Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 93(4): 317–339. DOI: 10.1007/BF02488737 . Online Reference page. : 336
• Parke, M. & Manton, I. 1967. The specific identity of the algal symbiont in Convoluta roscoffensis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 47(2): 445–464. DOI: 10.1017/S002531540005654X . Reference page. : 459, 461, figs 1–54
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. Tetraselmis convolutae. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2019-12-12.

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