Diacronema
| Diacronema | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Haptophyta |
| Class: | Pavlovophyceae |
| Order: | Pavlovales |
| Family: | Pavlovaceae |
| Genus: | Diacronema |
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Diacronema is a genus of haptophytes.
It includes the species D. vlkianum.
The Diacronema genus also includes the marine alga Diacronema lutheri. D.lutheri is a flagellated mobile microalga. It has two apical flagella of different lengths and a haptonema. D.lutheri is capable of producing a large amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). This characteristic is therefore widely used to feed bivalve molluscs, crustaceans and fish.
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