''Chloropicon'' is a genus of

green algae The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...

in the class

Chloropicophyceae Chloropicophyceae is a class of green algae in the division Chlorophyta that, along with Picocystophyceae, coincides with the traditional "prasinophyte clade VII". Description Members of this class are coccoid green cells, with a diameter of ...

Description

Members of this genus are coccoid cells measuring 2–4 µm, characterized by having one green, often

crescent A crescent shape (, ) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself. In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often shown wearing a crescent moon on his ...

-shaped

chloroplast A chloroplast () is a type of membrane-bound organelle known as a plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant and algal cells. The photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll captures the energy from sunlight, converts it, and stores it in ...

shaped with a

starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human diets ...

grain,

thylakoid Thylakoids are membrane-bound compartments inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. They are the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. Thylakoids consist of a thylakoid membrane surrounding a thylakoid lumen. Chloroplast thyl ...

s that occur singly and in stacks of three, one central

nucleus Nucleus ( : nuclei) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers to: *Atomic nucleus, the very dense central region of an atom *Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA Nucle ...

, one

mitochondrion A mitochondrion (; ) is an organelle found in the cells of most Eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi. Mitochondria have a double membrane structure and use aerobic respiration to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is used ...

located between the nucleus and the chloroplast, 1–2

vacuoles A vacuole () is a membrane-bound organelle which is present in plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal, and bacterial cells. Vacuoles are essentially enclosed compartments which are filled with water containing inorganic and organic mo ...

present at the cell periphery that may contain particles, and a smooth surface of the

cell wall A cell wall is a structural layer surrounding some types of cells, just outside the cell membrane. It can be tough, flexible, and sometimes rigid. It provides the cell with both structural support and protection, and also acts as a filtering mech ...

Taxonomy

The name ''Chloropicon'' references both its green color (''chloro-'') and its small size (-''picon''). There are 6 species in the genus: * ''Chloropicon sieburthii'' Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017 (type species) *''Chloropicon primus'' Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem sp. 2017 *''Chloropicon roscoffensis'' Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017 *''Chloropicon mariensis'' Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017 *''Chloropicon laureae'' Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017 *''Chloropicon maureeniae'' Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q112425998, algaebase=52333, worms=1361150 Chlorophyta Green algae genera