| Bathycoccus prasinos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Mamiellophyceae |
| Order: | Mamiellales |
| Family: | Bathycoccaceae |
| 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 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 (8): R74. doi:10.1186/gb-2012-13-8-r74. PMC 3491373. PMID 22925495.
External links
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| Bathycoccus prasinos | |
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