Chloroparvula
Genus of green algae
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Chloroparvula is a genus of green algae in the class Chloropicophyceae.[1][2]
| Chloroparvula | |
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| Chloroparvula japonica (A-D) and Chloroparvula pacifica (E-F) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chloropicophyceae |
| Order: | Chloropicales |
| Family: | Chloropicaceae |
| Genus: | Chloroparvula Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017[1] |
| Type species | |
| Chloroparvula pacifica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017 | |
| Species | |
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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
