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Lobomonas
Lobomonas francei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Chlamydomonadaceae
Genus: Lobomonas
P.-A.Dangeard
Type species
Lobomonas francei
P.-A.Dangeard
Species

Lobomonas is a genus of green algae in the family Chlamydomonadaceae, found in freshwater habitats. Although it is widely distributed, it is a rare genus.

Lobomonas is a unicellular organism with two flagella, which are attached at the anterior apex of the cell. Cells are ellipsoid, ovoid, or globose in outline and have a round or polygonal cross section. Cells are covered in a thick cell wall with various bumps, lobes, or other projections. A single large chloroplast fills the protoplasm, sometimes containing one pyrenoid. There is a conspicuous stigma in the anterior region of the cell. Two or four contractile vacuoles are present, usually right below the flagella, but sometimes irregularly dispersed throughout the protoplasm.

Asexual reproduction occurs by the formation of zoospores within the parent cell. Sexual reproduction has not been observed.

References

  1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Lobomonas". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  2. See the NCBI webpage on Lobomonas. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  3. ^ Nakada, Takashi; Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2014). "Chapter 6. Flagellate Green Algae". In Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (eds.). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (2 ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4.
  4. Sausen, Nicole; Malavasi, Veronica; Melkonian, Michael (2018). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics, and revision of the type species of Lobomonas, L. francei (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) and closely related taxa". Journal of Phycology. 54 (2): 198–214. Bibcode:2018JPcgy..54..198S. doi:10.1111/jpy.12615. S2CID 4612659.
  5. Bicudo, Carlos E. M.; Menezes, Mariângela (2006). Gêneros de Algas de Águas Continentais do Brasil: chave para identificação e descrições (2 ed.). RiMa Editora. p. 508. ISBN 857656064X.
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Lobomonas
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