Chloropicon sieburthii
Species of algae
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Chloropicon sieburthii is a species of marine chlorophyte algae, and is the type species of Chloropicon.
| Chloropicon sieburthii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chloropicophyceae |
| Order: | Chloropicales |
| Family: | Chloropicaceae |
| Genus: | Chloropicon |
| Species: | C. sieburthii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloropicon sieburthii Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem, 2017 | |
Discovery
Chloropicon sieburthii was described in 2017, alongside a number of closely related Chloropicon species and Chloroparvula species.[1] It was discovered in the equatorial Pacific Ocean at a depth of 120 meters. It was named in honor of John Sieburth for his work on electron microscopy of marine picoeukaryotes.[1]
Description
Chloropicon sieburthii is unicellular, with a slightly irregular coccoid shape, a smooth cell surface, and a diameter ranging between 2–4 μm.[1] Cells contain one mitochondria and one crescent-shaped chloroplast. No flagellum is present. Thylakoids have been seen alone or in stacks of three.[1]
Ecology
Chloropicon sieburthii has been recorded as a prey species of the Northern Pacific seastar.[2]
Phylogeny
Chloropicon sieburthii is believed to be most closely related to Chloropicon roscoffensis and Chloropicon primus based on similarities of their genomes, plastomes, and mitogenomes.[1][3]