Acaryochloris marina

Acaryochloris marina
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Synechococcales
Family: Acaryochloridaceae
Komárek et al. 2014
Genus: Acaryochloris
Miyashita & Chihara 2003
Species:
A. marina
Binomial name
Acaryochloris marina
Miyashita & Chihara, 2003

Acaryochloris marina is a species of unicellular Cyanobacteria that produces chlorophyll d as its primary pigment (instead of the typically used chlorophyll a), allowing it to photosynthesize using far-red light, at 700-750 nm wavelength. A. marina is found in temperate and tropic marine environments. Strains of A. marina have been isolated from multiple environments, including as epiphytes of red algae, associated with tunicates, and from rocks in intertidal zones (i.e. epilithic).