Micrasterias
Sign in to saveMicrasterias is a unicellular green alga of the order Desmidiales. Its species vary in size reaching up to hundreds of microns.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumCharophyta
- ClassConjugatophyceae
- OrderDesmidiales
- FamilyDesmidiaceae
Micrasterias radiata Stjärnalger (Micrasterias) är ett släkte grönalger som har fått sitt namn utifrån utseendet; liten stjärna. Referenser Svenska namn på alger[död länk] Denna artikel om mikroorganismer eller alger saknar väsentlig information. Du kan hjälpa till genom att tillföra sådan.
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Research
107 papers- Micrasterias as a Model System in Plant Cell Biology.Frontiers in plant science · 2016
- Micrasterias cells as a model system for research on morphogenesis.Microbiological reviews · 1993
- Morphogenesis in Micrasterias.Advances in morphogenesis · 1964
- Interplay between the microalgae Micrasterias radians and its symbiont Dyadobacter sp. HH091.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022
- Raman imaging of Micrasterias: new insights into shape formation.Protoplasma · 2021
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- Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
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Micrasterias is a unicellular green alga of the order Desmidiales. Its species vary in size reaching up to hundreds of microns.
Micrasterias displays a bilateral symmetry, with two mirror image semi-cells joined by a narrow isthmus containing the nucleus of the organism. This dual semi-cell structure is unique to the group of green algae to which Micrasterias belongs. Each semi-cell contains a single large chloroplast, the site of photosynthesis for Micrasterias. Chloroplasts within Micrasterias contain chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b and the enzymes required for photosynthesis. The sugar created is used to provide energy for the organism or, if not used, taken up by many small round pyrenoids which are embedded in the chloroplast. They convert the sugar to a starch for storage.
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