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Chrysochromulina acantha compared with Chrysochromulina pringsheimii
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom same | Chromista (クロミスタ) | Chromista (クロミスタ) |
| Phylum same | Haptophyta (ハプト藻) | Haptophyta (ハプト藻) |
| Class same | Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae) | Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae) |
| Order same | Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales) | Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales) |
| Family same | Chrysochromulinaceae | Chrysochromulinaceae |
| Genus same | Chrysochromulina | Chrysochromulina |
| Species | Chrysochromulina acantha | Chrysochromulina pringsheimii |
Evolutionary Relationship
and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chrysochromulina.
Conservation Status
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Norway and Sweden.
Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.
Chrysochromulina acanthaは細胞表面に長い棘状の鱗片を持ち、独特の刺々しい外観を呈する単細胞ハプト植物藻類だ。温帯および冷水海洋水域の海洋浮遊環境に生息する。この混合栄養微細藻類は光合成を行うとともに、補足的な栄養として細菌を貪食することもできる。
Chrysochromulina pringsheimii is a haptophyte microalga in the family Prymnesiaceae, named for the German botanist Nathanael Pringsheim, who made foundational contributions to algal biology in the nineteenth century. The species follows the Chrysochromulina body plan: a biflagellate cell with a haptonema and a surface coat of organic scales arranged in overlapping layers. Scale morphology observed under electron microscopy provides the principal characters used to distinguish C. pringsheimii from related species. The species is found in marine and occasionally brackish coastal waters of northern Europe, consistent with the biogeographic concentration of described Chrysochromulina diversity in Scandinavian seas. As a nanoplankton primary producer, it participates in carbon fixation and the transfer of photosynthetically fixed carbon to higher trophic levels via grazing by heterotrophic nanoflagellates and microzooplankton. Some Chrysochromulina species produce dimethylsulfoniopropionate, contributing to the oceanic sulfur cycle. The conservation status of C. pringsheimii has not been evaluated by the IUCN, and the species is listed as Not Evaluated. Global environmental sequencing suggests that the diversity of haptophyte nanoflagellates in the world's oceans greatly exceeds what has been formally described.
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