Bolidomonas

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Bolidomonas
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Chromalveolata Phylum: Heterokontophyta Class: Bolidophyceae Guillou et al. 1999 Genus: Bolidomonas Guillou and Chrétiennot-Dinet 1999
species
Bolidomonas pacifica Bolidomonas mediterranea

Bolidomonas is a genus of unicellular picoplanktonic heterokonts. It was recently (1999) discovered. Genetically it is close to diatoms, but differs morphologically from them. Bolidomonas cells have two flagella, chloroplasts with girdle lamella, and no eyespot. Photosyntetic pigments present in bolydophyte choroplasts include chlorophylls a, c₁, c₂, c₃, fucoxanthin, diatoxanthin, diadinoxanthin.

[edit] References

• Guillou L, Chretiennot-Dinet MJ, Medlin LK, Claustr H, Goer SL, Vaulot D (1999). "Bolidomonas: A new genus with two species belonging to a new algal class: Bolidophyceae (Heterokonta)". J Phycol 35: 368–81. doi:10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520368.x.