Biology:Brachiomonas

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Short description: Genus of algae

Brachiomonas
Brachiomonas simplex Hazen.JPG
Plate 4; Brachiomonas simplex Hazen Drawn 29 June—4 July 1920, Aalesund, Norway.[1]
Scientific classification e
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Chlamydomonadaceae
Genus: Brachiomonas
Bohlin, 1897

Brachiomonas is a genus of thalloid biflagellate green algae. These algae generally are found in marine or brackish waters, but can tolerate wide range of salinities. They may occur in freshwater pools near the sea and, occasionally, in polluted inland freshwater habitats.[2]

Species

The species currently recognised are

  • B. simplex
  • B. submarina
  • B. westiana

References

  1. Hazen, Tracy E. The phylogeny of the genus Brachiomonas. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. April, 1922, pp. 87-92.
  2. http://www.eol.org/pages/90532 Encyclopedia of Life. Brachiomonas.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4953324 entry