Chloroparvula Explained

Chloroparvula is a genus of green algae in the class Chloropicophyceae.^[1]

Description

Members of this genus are distinguished from other species of Chloropicophyceae by having a thick and smooth wall, sometimes with fibrils, and a string-like ornamentation.^[1]

Taxonomy

The name Chloroparvula references both its green color (chloro-) and its small size (-parvula).There are two species in the genus:^[1]

• Chloroparvula pacifica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017 (type species)
• Chloroparvula japonica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017

Notes and References

1. Lopes dos Santos. Adriana. et al. Chloropicophyceae, a new class of picophytoplanktonic prasinophytes. Sci Rep. 7. 14019. 2017. 1. 10.1038/s41598-017-12412-5. 29070840. 5656628. 2017NatSR...714019L.