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Name derivation:
Classification:
Gloeomonas Klebs, 1886; 6 of 7 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Chlamydomonadales; Family Chlamydomonadaceae
Morphology:
Biflagellate ovoid unicells with notably widespread flagellar insertion points and numerous chloroplasts.
Similar genera:
Chloromonas. Morphological differences and the monophyly of Gloeomonas spp. have not been ‘robustly resolved’ (Nozaki et al. 2010, Matsuzaki et al. 2012), so Gloeomonas may be a synonym of Chloromonas.
Habitat:
Freshwater in a wide variety of dystrophic and somewhat acidic sphagnum-containing lakes to alkaline calcareous lakes.
References:
Klebs, G.A. 1886. Über die Organisation der Gallerte bei einigen Algen und Flagellaten. Untersuchungen Botanische Institut Tübingen 2: 333-417, pls III, IV. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2013. Matsuzaki, R., Y. Hara and H. Nozaki 2012. A taxonomic revision of Chloromonas reticulata (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), the type species of the genus Chloromonas, based on multigene phylogeny and comparative light and electron microscopy. Phycologia 51(1)”74-85. Nozaki, H, T. Nakada and S. Watanabe 2010. Evolutionary origin of Gloeomonas (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), based on ultrastructure of chloroplasts and molecular phylogeny. Journal of Phycology 46: 195–201.