Tetraselmis

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Domain Eukaryota Division Chlorophyta Family Chlorodendraceae Higher classification Chlorodendraceae		Kingdom Viridiplantae Order Chlorodendrales Scientific name Tetraselmis Rank Genus

Similar Tetraselmis suecica, Tetraselmis chui, Nannochloropsis, Isochrysis, Isochrysis galbana

Dr g hotos lab greece hypersalinity microalgae asteromonas tetraselmis dunaliella

Tetraselmis is a genus of phytoplankton. Tetraselmis has a very high lipid level; their amino acids stimulate feeding in marine organisms. Tetraselmis is green, motile, and usually grows 10 µm long x 14 µm wide.

The species T. convolutae is a symbiont of the acoelomate animal Symsagittifera roscoffensis (and can also live freely in the ocean).

Rapaza engulfing a cell of tetraselmis

Species

Tetraselmis Tetraselmis suecica live phytoplankton inoculant for culturing

Tetraselmis alacris Butcher

Tetraselmis apiculata (Butcher) Butcher

Tetraselmis ascus (Proskauer) R. E. Norris, Hori & Chihara

Tetraselmis astigmatica R. E. Norris & Hori

Tetraselmis chui Butcher

Tetraselmis convolutae Parke & Manton

Tetraselmis cordiformis (N. Carter) S. F. N. Stein

Tetraselmis desikacharyi Matin, Hoef-Emden & Melkonian

Tetraselmis gracilis (Kylin) Butcher

Tetraselmis hazeni Butcher

Tetraselmis impellucida (McLachlan & Parke) Norris, Hori & Chihara

Tetraselmis inconspicua Butcher

Tetraselmis levis Butcher

Tetraselmis maculata Butcher

Tetraselmis marina (Cienkowski) R. E. Norris, Hori & Chihara

Tetraselmis micropapillata

Tetraselmis rubens Butcher

Tetraselmis striata Butcher

Tetraselmis suecica (Kylin) Butcher

Tetraselmis tetrabrachia inedit.

Tetraselmis tetrathele (West) Bucher

Tetraselmis verrucosa Butcher

Tetraselmis wettsteinii (Schiller) Throndsen

Tetraselmis tetraselmis tetrathele utexorg

References

Tetraselmis Wikipedia

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Dr g hotos lab greece hypersalinity microalgae asteromonas tetraselmis dunaliella

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Rapaza engulfing a cell of tetraselmis

Species

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