Pinguiophycidae Kawachi et al. 2002 stat. nov. Cavalier-Smith 2006
Pinguiochrysidaceae is a family of marine
Heterokontophyta.[1] It is the only family in the order Pinguiochrysidales, which is the only order in the class Pinguiophyceae. It includes five species of unicellular organisms with high concentration of
polyunsaturated fatty acids in the
cytoplasm.[1] The other common features are the lack of
cell wall and the tendency for
flagella loss even on the stage of
zoospore, which is unusual for heterokonts.[1] One species (Polypodochrysis teissieri) inhabits benthic substates (sometimes found the
mucilage of other algae) and is able to produce
lorica with one or more tubular necks.[2] The other species live in the
plankton.[1]
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abcdKawachi, M., Inouye, I., Honda, D., O'Kelly, Ch. J., Bailey, J. C., Bidigare, R. R., Andersen, R. A. (2002). The Pinguiophyceae classis nova, a new class of photosynthetic stramenopiles whose members produce large amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. Phycological Research50 (1): 31–47.
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abKawachi, M., Noël, M. H., Andersen, R. A. (2002). Re-examination of the marine ‘chrysophyte’ Polypodochrysis teissieri (Pinguiophyceae). Phycological Research50 (1): 91-100.
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^O’Kelly, C. J. (2002). Glossomastix chrysoplasta n. gen., n. sp. (Pinguiophyceae), a new coccoidal, colony-forming golden alga from southern Australia. Phycological Research50 (1): 67-74.
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^Honda, D., Inouye, I. (2002). Ultrastructure and taxonomy of a marine photosynthetic stramenopile Phaeomonas parva gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae) with emphasis on the flagellar apparatus architecture. Phycological Research50 (1): 75-89.
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^Kawachi, M., Atsumi, M., Ikemoto, H., Miyachi, S. (2002). Pinguiochrysis pyriformis gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae), a new picoplanktonic alga isolated from the Pacific Ocean. Phycological Research50 (1): 49-56.
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^Andersen, R. A., Potter, D., Bailey, J. C. (2002). Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae), a new marine coccoid alga. Phycological Research50 (1): 57-65.
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