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PROTOTHECA : AN ALGA OR A FUNGUS? 1
Author(s) -
Nadakavukaren Mathew J.,
McCracken Derek A.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1973.00113.x
Subject(s) - biology , plastid , fungus , botany , ultrastructure , chloroplast , biochemistry , gene
SUMMARY Although Prototheca is generally considered to be a colorless member of the Chlorococcales , there have been a number of attempts to relate it to the fungi. However, our ultrastructural observations support the conclusion that it is indeed a nonphotosynthetic alga and not a fungus. One such structural feature that is of special interest is the presence of membrane‐bounded starch granules which are considered to be storage plastids. Fungi are not known to produce plastids.