Chloromonas
Chloromonas is a genus of green algae in the family Chlamydomonadaceae.[1] It is closely related to the model green algae, Chlamydomonas, and distinguished mainly through the absence of a pyrenoid.[2]
| Chloromonas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Chlamydomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Chloromonas Gobi |
| Species | |
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The most northerly location at which this algae has been observed is Lake Bienville, Quebec, 55°N.[3]
Species
- C. radiata
- C. asteroidea
- C. macrostellata
- C. reticulata
- C. oogama
- C. perforata
- C. rosae
- C. serbinowi
- C. sp. ANT3
- C. sp. ANT1
- C. insignis
- C. augustae
- C. palmelloides
- C. playfairii
- C. actinochloris
- C. carrizoensis
- C. rubrifilum
- C. sp. D-CU581C
- C. brevispina
- C. nivalis
- C. paraserbinowii
- C. pichinchae
- C. subdivisa
- C. variabilis
- C. rostafinskii
- C. cf. alpina 032-99
- C. cf. platystigma 020-99
- C. sp. 047-99
- C. cf. palatina 025-99
- C. chenangoensis
- C. sp. CU722a
References
- See the NCBI webpage on Chloromonas. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- Nozaki, H; Onishi, K; Morita, E (October 2002). "Differences in pyrenoid morphology are correlated with differences in the rbcL genes of members of the Chloromonas lineage (volvocales, chlorophyceae)". Journal of Molecular Evolution. 55: 414–430. doi:10.1007/s00239-002-2338-9. PMID 12355262.
- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting - Eastern Snow Conference. Vol. 57, Part 2000. Eastern Snow Conference. p. 209.
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