Cyanophora

<i>Cyanophora</i>

Cyanophora

Genus of algae

Cyanophora is a genus of glaucophytes, a group of rare but evolutionarily significant freshwater microalgae.[1]

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It includes the following species:[1]

  • Cyanophora biloba
  • Cyanophora cuspidata
  • Cyanophora kugrensii
  • Cyanophora paradoxa
  • Cyanophora sudae
  • Cyanophora tetracyanea

These species are differentiated based on cell shape, number and position of cyanelles, and molecular data.[1]

The species Cyanophora paradoxa is well-studied as a model organism.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Takahashi, Toshiyuki; Sato, Mayuko; Toyooka, Kiminori; Matsuzaki, Ryo; Kawafune, Kaoru; Kawamura, Mai; Okuda, Kazuo; Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2014). "Five Cyanophora (Cyanophorales, Glaucophyta) species delineated based on morphological and molecular data". Journal of Phycology. 50 (6): 1058–1069. doi:10.1111/jpy.12236. PMID 26988787. S2CID 24754492.
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    Fettke J, Hejazi M, Smirnova J, Höchel E, Stage M, Steup M (2009). "Eukaryotic starch degradation: integration of plastidial and cytosolic pathways". J. Exp. Bot. 60 (10): 2907–22. doi:10.1093/jxb/erp054. PMID 19325165.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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