WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Chattonella globosa Y.Hara & Chihara, 1994) Hara Y., Doi K. & Chihara M. 1994. Four new species of Chattonella (Raphidophyceae, Chromophyta) from Japan. Jpn. J. Phycol. 42: 407-420.
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basis of record
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source
Harper, M.A.; Cassie Cooper, V.; Chang, F.H.; Nelson, W.A.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 114-163. [details]
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:110279 [details]From regional or thematic species database
Description Naked, medium-sized (40–60 μm in length) flagellate. Cells variable in shape (globular to oval or oblong). Two unequal flagella emerging from the cell anterior. Many chloroplasts, yellowish brown, discoid, lacking a pyrenoid. Nucleus spheroidal and located centrally or anteriorly in the cell. Mucocysts round and protruded from the cell periphery, giving the cells a warty appearance (Chang et al., 2012).
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