''Chloromonas'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...
in the family
Chlamydomonadaceae
Chlamydomonadaceae is a family of algae within the order Chlamydomonadales.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Chlamydomonadaceae Data extracted from the
Genera
As accepted by WoRMS;
* '' Agloë''
* ''Brachiomonas''
* ''Carteria''
* '' Cercidium''
...
. It is closely related to the model green algae, ''
Chlamydomonas
''Chlamydomonas'' is a genus of green algae consisting of about 150 speciesSmith, G.M. 1955 ''Cryptogamic Botany Volume 1. Algae and Fungi'' McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc of unicellular flagellates, found in stagnant water and on damp soil, ...
'', and distinguished mainly through the absence of a
pyrenoid
Pyrenoids are sub-cellular micro-compartments found in chloroplasts of many algae,Giordano, M., Beardall, J., & Raven, J. A. (2005). CO2 concentrating mechanisms in algae: mechanisms, environmental modulation, and evolution. Annu. Rev. Plant Bio ...
.
The most northerly location at which this algae has been observed is Lake Bienville, Quebec, 55°N.
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
External links
Chlamydomonadales genera
Chlamydomonadaceae
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