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Chromerid
Chrompodellids are a phylum of single-celled protists belonging to the Alveolata Supergroup (biology), supergroup. It comprises two different polyphyletic groups of flagellates: the colpodellids, phagotrophic predators, and the chromerids, photosynthetic algae that live as symbionts of corals. These groups were independently discovered and described, but molecular phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that they are intermingled in a clade that is the closest relative to Apicomplexa, and they became collectively known as chrompodellids. Due to the history of their research, they are variously known in biological classification as Chromerida or Colpodellida (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, ICZN)/Colpodellales (International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, ICN). Description and life cycle Chrompodellids are a phylum of unicellular Protist, protists containing two functionally different groups: the Photosynthesis, photosynthetic "chromerids" and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chromeraceae
''Chromera velia'', also known as a "chromerid", is a unicellular photosynthetic organism in the superphylum Alveolata. It is of interest in the study of apicomplexan parasites, specifically their evolution and accordingly, their unique vulnerabilities to drugs. The discovery of ''C. velia'' has sparked renewed interest in protist research, concerning both algae and parasites, as well as free-living unicells. Strict separation of botanical protists (algae) and zoological protists (protozoa) has been conventional but ''C. velia'' may be regarded as a good example of a bridge linking both categories. ''C. velia'' has typical features of alveolates, being phylogenetically related to Apicomplexa (a subgroup of alveolates), and contains a photosynthetic plastid (chloroplast) while the apicomplexans have a non-photosynthetic plastid called the apicoplast. ''C. velia'' is also related to another subgroup of alveolates, the dinoflagellates of which most are photosynthetic. ''C. velia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |