Cyanophora sudae

Cyanophora sudae is a species of algae classified as a glaucophyte. It was first described as a distinct species in 2014, identified from a strain collected in Ibaraki, Japan. It was named after the collector of the first strain, Dr. Soichiro Suda of University of the Ryukyus.

Morphology

Cyanophora sudae cells have been described as being broad and bean-shaped, with sizes ranging from 9-12 μm in length and 4-9 μm in width. Cells have anywhere between 2-8 plastids, although they generally have four. Honeycomb-shaped patterns have been observed on the surface of C. sudae cells when viewed via SEM microscopy.

Phylogeny

Within Cyanophora, C. sudae is considered to be most closely related to Cyanophora biloba, on the basis of the similarity of plastid and mitochondrial DNA.