Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa
| Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Division: | Cryptophyta |
| Class: | Cryptophyceae |
| Order: | Cryptomonadales |
| Family: | Cryptomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptomonas |
| Species: | C. tetrapyrenoidosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa Skuja, 1948 | |
Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa is a species of cryptomonad alga. It has two chloroplasts, each with two pyrenoids, for a total of four,[1] although this total can be six or seven. Starch granules are distributed throughout the cell.[2] The flagella are of type 1, where the shorter flagellum has a single row of mastigonemes, and the longer flagellum has two rows.[3] Two refractile bodies are located in the center of the cell.[2]
The dimensions seem to vary depending on the author. According to Clay (2015): 20–60 µm long, 10–27 µm wide, 5–17 µm depth.[1] According to Protist Information Server (2018): 16–25 µm long, 8–13 µm wide, 7–12 µm thick.[2] According to Choi et al. (2013): 16–22 µm long.[4]
References
- 1 2 Clay, Brec L. (2015-01-01), "Cryptomonads", Freshwater Algae of North America, Academic Press, pp. 809–850, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-385876-4.00018-9, ISBN 978-0-12-385876-4, retrieved 2026-04-12
- 1 2 3 "Protist Images: Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa". protist.i.hosei.ac.jp. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ Kugrens, Paul; Lee, Robert E.; Andersen, Robert A. (December 1987). "Ultrastructural Variations in Cryptomonad Flagella 1". Journal of Phycology. 23 (4): 511–518. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.1987.tb04199.x. ISSN 0022-3646.
- ↑ Choi, Bomi; Son, Misun; Kim, Jong Im; Shin, Woongghi (2013-12-15). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Cryptomonas (Cryptophyceae, Cryptophyta) from Korea". Algae. 28 (4): 307–330. Bibcode:2013Algae..28..307C. doi:10.4490/algae.2013.28.4.307. ISSN 1226-2617.
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