Domain Eukaryota Class Trebouxiophyceae Phylum Chlorophyta Order Microthamniales | Kingdom Viridiplantae Genus Dictyochloropsis Rank Species | |
Scientific name Dictyochloropsis reticulata Similar Lobaria pulmonaria, Trebouxiophyceae, Microthamnion, Lobariaceae, Koliella | ||
Dictyochloropsis reticulata is a species of green algae in the Microthamniales. It is a known as a photobiont (photosynthetic symbiont) with several lichen species, like Lobaria pulmonaria, but also as a free-living soil alga as well. Phylogenetic analysis of rRNA sequence data revealed that the species shares a sister group relationship with two other green algae that lack motile stages, Chlorella saccharophila and C. luteoviridis.
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