Goniomonas
Sign in to saveGoniomonas is a genus of Cryptomonads and contains five species. It is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes, including both freshwater and marine species. It lacks plastids, which is very unusual among all of the Cryptophyte genera. It may reflect one of only a small number of times that the Cryptophytes evolved into freshwater habitats. Goniomonas seems to have a number of freshwater relatives which have not yet been cultured and named.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumCryptophyta
- ClassCryptophyceae
- OrderCryptomonadales
- FamilyCryptomonadaceae
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- Etymology
- History of Discovery
- Morphology
- Reproduction
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Goniomonas is a genus of Cryptomonads and contains five species. It is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes, including both freshwater and marine species. It lacks plastids, which is very unusual among all of the Cryptophyte genera. It may reflect one of only a small number of times that the Cryptophytes evolved into freshwater habitats. Goniomonas seems to have a number of freshwater relatives which have not yet been cultured and named.
== Etymology == Goniomonas means angled small flagellates, combining goni and monas.
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