Tupiella Darienko et Pröschold, 2017

Darienko, Tatyana & Pröschold, Thomas, 2017, Toward a monograph of non-marine Ulvophyceae using an integrative approach (Molecular phylogeny and systematics of terrestrial Ulvophyceae II.), Phytotaxa 324 (1), pp. 1-41 : 33

Tupiella Darienko et Pröschold gen. nov.

Synonym: Pseudendoclonium Wille sensu Tupa p.p.

Diagnosis: The thallus from attached prostrate and short, erected filaments. Branching is abundant, and it occurs on one or both sides. Vegetative cells are cylindrical. The terminal cells of erected filaments are often tapered. Chloroplasts are parietal, massive, and contain pyrenoids. Vegetative cells are unicellular. Asexual reproduction occurs via zoospores and large akinetes. Zoospores are quadriflagellated. Akinetes are sphaerical with thick cell wall. Sexual reproduction is not observed.

This genus differs from the phylogenetically close related genus Sarcinofilum by absence of pluriserial filaments and by differences in SSU-ITS sequences.

Type species (designated herein): Tupiella speciosa Darienko et Pröschold sp. nov.

Investigated strains: CCALA 423, ULVO-11 ( Fig. 22 ).

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FIGURE 22. Morphology of Tupiella speciosa CCALA 423 grown on 3NBBM medium.