Deasonia
Genus of algae
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Deasonia is a genus of green algae, in the family Actinochloridaceae.[1] It is found in soils.[2]
| Deasonia | |
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| Deasonia sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Actinochloridaceae |
| Genus: | Deasonia H. Ettl & J. Komárek, 1982[1] |
| Type species | |
| Deasonia prolifera (T.R.Deason) H.Ettl & J.Komárek[1] | |
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Deasonia is a single-celled organism. Young cells are ellipsoidal or ovoid, while mature cells are consistently spherical with a smooth, thickened cell wall. In young cells, the chloroplast is cup-shaped and parietal, with an off-center pyrenoid; in mature cells, the chloroplast may have bifurcations and indentations and eventually forms an irregular network, with the pyrenoid in the center. Mature cells are multinucleate.[2]
