Pavlovaceae
Family of single-celled organisms
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Pavlovaceae is a family of haptophytes. It is the only family in the order Pavlovales, which is the only order in the class Pavlovophyceae.[1] It contains four genera, Diacronema, Exanthemachrysis, Pavlova and Rebecca.[2]
Clade:Haptista
Division:Haptophyta
Class:Pavlovophyceae
J. C. Green & L. K. Medlin, 2000
J. C. Green & L. K. Medlin, 2000
Order:Pavlovales
J. C. Green
J. C. Green
| Pavlovaceae | |
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| Pavlova sp. | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Haptista |
| Division: | Haptophyta |
| Class: | Pavlovophyceae J. C. Green & L. K. Medlin, 2000 |
| Order: | Pavlovales J. C. Green |
| Family: | Pavlovaceae J. C. Green |
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Illustration: Pavlova
Pavlovophyceae haptophytes also reportedly store photosynthetic carbon in paramylon polysaccharide granules (with a crystalline microfibrillar structure),[3] unlike the chrysolaminarin used as the polysaccharide storage form by most haptophytes.[4][5]
