Pseudomuriella
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Pseudomuriella is a genus of green algae in the class Chlorophyceae. It is the sole genus of the family Pseudomuriellaceae.[1] It is a terrestrial alga that inhabits soils.[2]
Description
Pseudomuriella consists of solitary, spheroidal cells surrounded by a smooth cell wall. Young cells have a single nucleus, but mature cells have nuclei (i.e. are multinucleate). Each cell has multiple chloroplasts lining the outside of the cell; each chloroplast is saucer-shaped when young and divided into multiple segments when older. Chloroplasts lack pyrenoids.[3] Cells may have secondary carotenoids present, giving the cells an orange color especially when old.[3] Pseudomuriella reproduces asexually, mainly by autospores,[3] but sometimes by aplanospores or biflagellated zoospores as well.[2]
Morphologically, the genus is essentially indistinguishable from Bracteacoccus and Chromochloris, although Pseudomuriella seems to reproduce mostly by autospores.[3] Molecular data is necessary for a reliable identification.[4]
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