Ochromonas

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Ochromonas
Orchromonas (Chrysophyceae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Chrysophyceae
Order: Chromulinales
Family: Chromulinaceae
Genus: Ochromonas
Vysotskii

Ochromonas is a genus of algae belonging to the family Chromulinaceae.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Chlorosulfolipids, a class of biologically active compounds, was first discovered in some Ochromonas species.[2]

Species[edit]

Accepted species:[3]

(?) not accepted by GBIF in August 2022.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Ochromonas Vysotskii". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ Chen, L. L.; Pousada, M.; Haines, T. H. J. Biol. Chem. 1976, 251, 1835–1842
  3. ^ Throndsen, Jahn (1997), "The Planktonic Marine Flagellates", Identifying Marine Phytoplankton, Elsevier, pp. 591–729, doi:10.1016/b978-012693018-4/50007-0, ISBN 978-0-12-693018-4, retrieved 2022-05-28