Chloroparvula

Chloroparvula is a genus of green algae in the class Chloropicophyceae.^[1][2]

Chloroparvula
Chloroparvula japonica (A-D) and Chloroparvula pacifica (E-F)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chloropicophyceae
Order:	Chloropicales
Family:	Chloropicaceae
Genus:	Chloroparvula Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017[1]
Type species
Chloroparvula pacifica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017
Species
Chloroparvula pacifica Chloroparvula japonica

Description

Members of this genus are distinguished from other species of Chloropicophyceae by having a thick and smooth wall, sometimes with fibrils, and a string-like ornamentation.^[1]

Taxonomy

The name Chloroparvula references both its green color (chloro-) and its small size (-parvula). There are two species in the genus:^[1]

• Chloroparvula pacifica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017 (type species)
• Chloroparvula japonica Lopes dos Santos & Eikrem 2017