Pleodorina starrii
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Pleodorina starrii is a species of algae that resides in freshwater in Japan.[1] The name starri is in honor of phycologist Richard C. Starr.[2]
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Pleodorina starrii | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
Family: | Volvocaceae |
Genus: | Pleodorina |
Species: | P. starrii |
Binomial name | |
Pleodorina starrii H.Nozaki, F.D.Ott & A.W.Coleman, 2006 | |
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Since 2006 it has provided molecular genetic evidence for an evolutionary link between sexes and mating types. It was later confirmed to be the first reportedly trioecious haploid species.