Carteria

Carteria
Carteria obtusa, Dill. F, G: Vegetative cells, H, J, K: Stages of gametes mating
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Chlamydomonadaceae
Genus: Carteria
Species
  • C. crucifera
  • C. radiosa
  • C. eugametos
  • C. olivieri
  • C. inversa
  • C. cerasiformis
  • C. obtusa
  • C. sp. UTEX2
  • C. lunzensis
  • C. palmata

In taxonomy, Carteria is a genus of algae, specifically of the Chlamydomonadaceae.[1] Carteria are distinguished from Chlamydomonas by having four, rather than two, flagella at the vegetative stage.

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Carteria. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

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