Fibrocapsa
| Fibrocapsa | |
|---|---|
| Light microscopy images of F. japonica showing flagella (white arrows), nucleus (n), mucocysts (m), and discharged mucocysts (black arrows). Scale bars: 10 µm (A-E), 50 µm (F). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Raphidophyceae |
| Order: | Chattonellales |
| Family: | Fibrocapsaceae Cavalier-Smith in Cavalier-Smith & Chao, 2013 |
| Genus: | Fibrocapsa S.Toriumi & H.Takano, 1973 |
| Species: | F. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Fibrocapsa japonica S.Toriumi & H.Takano, 1973
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Fibrocapsa is a genus of algae belonging to the family Fibrocapsaceae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Fibrocapsa japonica. It belongs to the monotypic family Fibrocapsaceae.