| Cyanidioschyzon merolae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Phylum: | Rhodophyta |
| Subphylum: | Cyanidophytina |
| Class: | Cyanidiophyceae |
| Order: | Cyanidiales |
| Family: | Cyanidiaceae |
| Genus: | Cyanidioschyzon |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanidioschyzon merolae P.De Luca, R.Taddei & L.Varano |
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The Cyanidioschyzon merolae belongs in the red algae group.
Cyanidioschyzon merolae is a club-shaped, unicellular red algae that lives in highly acidic environments. C. merolae has a single chloroplast and a single mitochondrian, but lacks a vacuole and a cell wall.[1] The organism's genome was the first full algal genome to be sequenced in 2004;[2] its plastid was sequenced in 2000 and 2003, and its mitochondrian in 1998.[3] The organism is one of the most primitive red algae.[1]
This organism can be found in saltwater along the ocean floor and also can be potentially harmfull to marine wildlife. This form of primitive algae is the main organism in red tide which is very detrimental to marine wildlife and human ocean dwellers.
Although possessing a small genome [2], the chloroplast genome of C. merolae contains many genes not present in the chloroplast genomes of other algae and plants[4].
Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "'Cyanidioschyzon merolae'". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=36733.
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