D.J. Hibberd, Gordon F. Leedale
Abstract
Summary A formal description is given of a new class of algae, separated from the Xanthophyceae by several unique features of zoospore organisation, particularly the large size and special construction of the eyespot and the location of the flagellar swelling, and the form of the pyrenoid in the vegetative cell.
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Summary A formal description is given of a new class of algae, separated from the Xanthophyceae by several unique features of zoospore organisation, particularly the large size and special construction of the eyespot and the location of the flagellar swelling, and the form of the pyrenoid in the vegetative cell.
Key concepts: Pyrenoid, Eyespot, Algae, Zoospore, Chlorophyceae, Botany, Biology, Class (philosophy)