Lobomonas

Lobomonas
	Lobomonas francei
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Chlamydomonadales
Family:	Chlamydomonadaceae
Genus:	Lobomonas; P.-A.Dangeard
Species
	Lobomonas monstruosa; Lobomonas rostrata;

Lobomonas is a genus of green algae in the family Chlamydomonadaceae,^[1] found in freshwater habitats.^[2] Although it is widely distributed, it is a rare genus.^[3]

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.^[4]

Asexual reproduction occurs by the formation of zoospores within the parent cell. Sexual reproduction has not been observed.^[2]

References

^ See the NCBI webpage on Lobomonas. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ 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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[1] See the NCBI webpage on Lobomonas. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

[Nakada2014-2] 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.

[3] 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.

[Bicudo_and_Menezes2006-4] 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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