Chroomonadaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Chromista |
Phylum: | Cryptophyta |
Class: | Cryptophyceae |
Order: | Pyrenomonadales |
Family: |
Chroomonadaceae Clay, Cugrens & Lee 1999 |
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Chroomonadaceae is a family of cryptomonads first recognized by Clay et al in 1999 as including genera Chroomonas, Falcomonas, and Komma. [1] Following a molecular phylogenic study in 2002, Hemiselmis was also placed within the Chroomonadaceae. [2] Today, the family is generally recognized as sister to the Pyrenomonadaceae.
They are one of only two groups of cryptomonads (alongside Rhinomonas) to lack a rhizostyle. They are also distinguished by the lack of a cleavage furrow and the presence of several phycocyanins and phycoerythrins not observed in any other cryptomonad taxa. [3]
Laza-Martinez, 2012 [3]
Chroomonadaceae | |