Bathycoccus prasinos
| Bathycoccus prasinos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Prasinophyceae |
| Order: | Mamiellales |
| Family: | Mamiellaceae |
| Genus: | Bathycoccus |
| Species: | B. prasinos |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathycoccus prasinos Eikrem & Throndsen | |
Bathycoccus prasinos is a picoplankton belonging to the order Mamiellales, along with Ostreococcus and Micromonas. The cells are around 1-2 μm in length, are non-motile and are covered in scales.
Genome
The small genome (15 Mb) was recently sequenced [1] and many of the genes are related to plants, though there is significant horizontal gene transfer from other eukaryotes. There are 19 chromosomes, two of which have a significantly different GC-content.
References
- ↑ Hervé Moreau, Bram Verhelst, Arnaud Couloux, Evelyne Derelle, Stephane Rombauts, Nigel Grimsley, Michiel Van Bel, Julie Poulain, Michaël Katinka, Martin F Hohmann-Marriott, Gwenael Piganeau, Pierre Rouzé, Corinne Da Silva, Patrick Wincker, Yves Van de Peer & Klaas Vandepoele (2012). "Gene functionalities and genome structure in Bathycoccus prasinos reflect cellular specializations at the base of the green lineage". Genome Biology 13: R74. doi:10.1186/gb-2012-13-8-r74. PMC 3491373. PMID 22925495.