Pyrenomonadaceae
Sign in to savePyrenomonadaceae is a family of cryptomonads which includes three or four known genera. They are distinguished from other cryptomonads by their nucleomorphs being imbedded into the pyrenoid, and the presence of distinctive pigment phycoerythrin 545.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumCryptophyta
- ClassCryptophyceae
- OrderPyrenomonadales
- FamilyPyrenomonadaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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- Parent taxon
- Pyrenomonadales
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- Rhodomonas salina CCMP 322.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Clay et al, 1999
- Deane et al, 2002
- Majaneva et al, 2014
- References
Pyrenomonadaceae is a family of cryptomonads which includes three or four known genera. They are distinguished from other cryptomonads by their nucleomorphs being imbedded into the pyrenoid, and the presence of distinctive pigment phycoerythrin 545.
== Taxonomy ==
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