Arthrochaete
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| Arthrochaete | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Arthrochaete Rosenvinge |
| Species: | A. penetrans |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthrochaete penetrans Rosenvinge, 1898[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Arthrochaete phaeophila Rosenvinge | |
Arthrochaete is a genus of green algae, in the family Chaetophoraceae, containing the sole species Arthrochaete penetrans.[1]
Arthrochaete penetrans occurs is a multicellular alga which is easily distinguished due to its hairs, which are long and often numerous. Cells contain a large, plate-like chloroplast with one to two pyrenoids. It typically grows on or within marine algae, such as Turnerella, but it may also be epilithic.[2] It is restricted to Arctic waters.[3]
