Nannochloris
Genus of algae
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Nannochloris is a genus of green algae in the family Chlorellaceae.[1] It is found in freshwater habitats.[2]
| Nannochloris | |
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| Nannochloris bacillaris | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorellales |
| Family: | Chlorellaceae |
| Genus: | Nannochloris Naumann, 1921 |
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Nannochloris consists of very small cells less than 4.5 μm in diameter. The cells are solitary or paired, subspherical to subcylindrical, and surrounded by layers of mucilage and often found in large groups. The single chloroplast is parietal and plate-like, at one or both ends, and with one naked pyrenoid.[2]
