''Chloromonas'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
green algae 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'', 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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