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Prochlorophyta
• The only group of photosynthetic bacteria to
have both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b
• Chlorophyll b is a yellow-green pigment, that
absorbs light energy that is not absorb by
chlorophyll a.
• Some members of Prochlorophyta can be
found as symbionts in the tissue of marine
vertebrates.
• Prochlorococcus, is the most abundant genus
of photosynthetic organisms.
• The prochlorophytes are oxygenic prokaryotes
differing from other cyanobacteria by the
presence of a light-harvesting system
containing both chlorophylls.
• The names of both the chlorophylls, are A and
another is B, as I stated in the previous slide!!!
The marine prochlorophyte Prochlorococcus,
contributes significantly to phytoplankton
biomass and primary production in the sea.
Prochlorococcus marinus is often numerically
dominant in the euphotic zone of the tropical
and subtropical ocean; however, its
contribution to phytoplankton biomass and
primary production is largely unknown.
Didemnum molle, one of the ascidians (tunicates) that harbors
Prochloron.
Lissoclinum bistratum, is also another host to Prochloron
Abteilung
Prochlorophyta