''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. 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.
The most northerly location at which this algae has been observed is Lake Bienville, Quebec, 55°N.
Species
* ''
C. radiata''
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C. asteroidea''
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C. macrostellata''
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C. reticulata''
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C. oogama''
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C. perforata''
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C. rosae''
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C. serbinowi''
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C. sp. ANT3''
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C. sp. ANT1''
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C. insignis''
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C. augustae''
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C. palmelloides''
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C. playfairii''
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C. actinochloris''
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C. carrizoensis''
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C. rubrifilum''
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C. sp. D-CU581C''
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C. brevispina''
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C. nivalis''
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C. paraserbinowii''
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C. pichinchae''
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C. subdivisa''
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C. variabilis''
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C. rostafinskii''
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C. cf. alpina 032-99''
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C. cf. platystigma 020-99''
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C. sp. 047-99''
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C. cf. palatina 025-99''
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C. chenangoensis''
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C. sp. CU722a''
References
External links
Chlamydomonadales genera
Chlamydomonadaceae
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