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Chrysolykos angulatus compared with Chrysolykos skujae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Chromista (色藻界)	Chromista (色藻界)
Phylum same	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)
Class same	Chrysophyceae (丽生菌纲)	Chrysophyceae (丽生菌纲)
Order same	Chromulinales (色金藻目)	Chromulinales (色金藻目)
Family same	Dinobryaceae	Dinobryaceae
Genus same	Chrysolykos	Chrysolykos
Species	Chrysolykos angulatus	Chrysolykos skujae

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chrysolykos.

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Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Chrysolykos angulatus is a unicellular freshwater chrysophyte microalga in the genus Chrysolykos, class Chrysophyceae. The genus Chrysolykos is a small and specialized group within the golden algae, distinguished by its unique lorica structure — a rigid outer envelope enclosing the cell that bears distinctive angular or geometric features. The species epithet angulatus — angled or angular — directly references the characteristic angular profile of this species' lorica, distinguishing it from related species with more rounded forms. C. angulatus has been documented from Norwegian freshwater environments, consistent with the concentration of Chrysolykos species records in Scandinavian limnological surveys. These cold, typically nutrient-poor freshwater systems provide favorable conditions for chrysophyte diversity. The species inhabits the photic zone of freshwater lakes and ponds, where it contributes to primary production as a photoautotroph. Like other chrysophytes, C. angulatus possesses chloroplasts with chlorophylls a and c and fucoxanthin-type carotenoids, producing the golden-brown coloration typical of the group. Chrysolykos cells are small nanoplankton organisms whose exact ecological role in freshwater food webs is not well studied, though they likely participate in bacterial grazing and serve as food for small zooplankton. The genus is rarely encountered in high abundance and is considered a minor component of most phytoplankton communities. C. angulatus has not been evaluated under IUCN criteria and is listed as Not Evaluated, reflecting the general status of freshwater microalgal taxa for which detailed population data are unavailable.

Chrysolykos skujae是一种有柄群落金藻，分布于淡水环境，以藻类学家Håkan Skuja命名。它附着于水下表面，形成该属特有的分枝群落。