| Nannochloris | |
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| Nannochloris bacillaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorellales |
| Family: | Chlorellaceae |
| Genus: | Nannochloris Naumann, 1921 |
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Nannochloris is a genus of green algae in the family Chlorellaceae. It is found in freshwater habitats.
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.
References
- ^ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Nannochloris taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ Shubert, Elliot; Gärtner, Georg (2014). "Chapter 7. Nonmotile Coccoid and Colonial Green Algae". In Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (eds.). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.
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