''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 n ...
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 alg ...
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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