Elliptochloris

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

References[edit]

  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.