Mesostigma
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Mesostigmatophyceae |
| Order: | Mesostigmatales Marin & Melkonian[3] |
| Family: | Mesostigmataceae Marin & Melkonian[2] |
| Genus: | Mesostigma Lauterborn[1] |
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Mesostigma is a genus of unicellular biflagellate freshwater green algae, with a single species Mesostigma viride, covered by an outer layer of basket‐like scales instead of a cell wall.[4][1] AlgaeBase classifies it as the only genus in the family Mesostigmataceae,[2] the only family in the order Mesostigmatales,[3] the only order in the class Mesostigmatophyceae.[5] It is now considered to be one of the earliest diverging members of green plants/algae (Viridiplantae).
Earlier studies were unable to resolve the position of the species, and it was often placed as a sister to all other green algae, as one of the basal members of the Streptophyta, or as close to
References
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Mesostigma". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Mesostigmataceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Mesostigmatales". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- ^ Mesostigma viride Genome and Transcriptome Provide Insights into the Origin and Evolution of Streptophyta - NCBI
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Mesostigmatophyceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- PMID 10714774.
- PMID 21652302.
- PMID 16476162.
- PMID 17222354.
- PMID 19273476.
- PMID 28808007.
- PMID 29603143.
External links
- [1] from Algaebase