Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part II The prokaryotic algae
- Part III Evolution of the chloroplast
- Part IV Evolution of one membrane of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum
- Part V Evolution of two membranes of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum and the Chlorarachniophyta
- 9 Cryptophyta
- 10 Heterokontophyta, Chrysophyceae
- 11 Heterokontophyta, Synurophyceae
- 12 Heterokontophyta, Eustigmatophyceae
- 13 Heterokontophyta, Pinguiophyceae
- 14 Heterokontophyta, Dictyochophyceae
- 15 Heterokontophyta, Pelagophyceae
- 16 Heterokontophyta, Bolidophyceae
- 17 Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae
- 18 Heterokontophyta, Raphidophyceae
- 19 Heterokontophyta, Xanthophyceae
- 20 Heterokontophyta, Phaeothamniophyceae
- 21 Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae
- 22 Prymnesiophyta
- 23 Algae and the environment
- Glossary
- Index
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16 - Heterokontophyta, Bolidophyceae
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part II The prokaryotic algae
- Part III Evolution of the chloroplast
- Part IV Evolution of one membrane of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum
- Part V Evolution of two membranes of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum and the Chlorarachniophyta
- 9 Cryptophyta
- 10 Heterokontophyta, Chrysophyceae
- 11 Heterokontophyta, Synurophyceae
- 12 Heterokontophyta, Eustigmatophyceae
- 13 Heterokontophyta, Pinguiophyceae
- 14 Heterokontophyta, Dictyochophyceae
- 15 Heterokontophyta, Pelagophyceae
- 16 Heterokontophyta, Bolidophyceae
- 17 Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae
- 18 Heterokontophyta, Raphidophyceae
- 19 Heterokontophyta, Xanthophyceae
- 20 Heterokontophyta, Phaeothamniophyceae
- 21 Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae
- 22 Prymnesiophyta
- 23 Algae and the environment
- Glossary
- Index
Summary
BOLIDOPHYCEAE
This is a small order of flagellated marine picophytoplankton that is related to the diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) (Guillou et al., 1999). The cells contain chlorophylls a, c1, c2, c3, β-carotene, diatoxanthin, and fucoxanthin, as do the diatoms, It is probable that the diatoms originated from a motile ancestor similar to those in this class (although there is no report of silicification in the Bolidophyceae).
Bolidomonas is a unicell with a long tinsel flagella bearing tripartite tubular hairs and a shorter smooth flagellum (Fig. 16.1). The cell is only 1.2 μm in diameter and has a simple internal organization. There is one plastid, mitochondrion, and Golgi apparatus. There are two membranes of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum, with the outer membrane continuous with the outer membrane of the nuclear envelope. The DNA is contained within a ring-shaped genophore and there is no eyespot.
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