Chloromonas
''Chloromonas'' is a genus of green algae in the family Chlamydomonadaceae. It is closely related to the model green algae, ''Chlamydomonas'', and traditionally has been distinguished mainly through the absence of a pyrenoid. Species of ''Chloromonas'' occupy a variety of habitats, including soil, temporary pools of fresh water and eutrophic lakes. A number of species are adapted to living on snow, making them snow algae. The most northerly location at which this algae has been observed is Lake Bienville, Quebec, 55°N. Description ''Chloromonas'' is a unicellular organism with cells that are ranging from spherical, ovoid, cylindrical, or spindle-shaped. There are two equal flagella on the anterior end of the cell, with or without a papilla. As single large chloroplast fills the cell, and may be cup-shaped and variously lobed. Chloroplasts lack pyrenoids. An eyespot apparatus, eyespot is present in most species. There is a single nucleus typically embedded in the center of the ...
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