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Name derivation:
Classification:
Ochromonas Vysotskii [Wysotzki] 1887; 37 of 47 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2014). Order Chromulinales; Family Chromulinaceae
Morphology:
Unicells ellipsoid or pyriform with an obliquely truncate apex, two flagella unequal in length, can become amoeboid with loss of flagella. One or two chloroplasts per cell, yellow to brown color. See more online (Guiry and Guiry 2014).
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Habitat:
Mainly freshwater species, some are estuarine or marine.
References:
Barreiro, A., Hairston, N.G., and Hiltunen. (2012), Mixotrophy and the toxicity of Ochromonas in pelagic food webs. Freshwater Biology, 57: 2262–2271. doi: 10.1111/fwb.12000 Chrzanowski, T.H., Grover, J. P., and Simonds, S. (2010). Element content of Ochromonas danica: a replicated chemostat study controlling the growth rate and temperature, 74, 346-352. Doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00963.x Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2013. Hara, Y., Kashino, Y., Kudoh, S., Shitara, T., and Tanabe, Y. (2011). Utilizing the Effective Xanthophyll Cycle for Blooming of Ochromonas smithii and O. itoi (Chrysophyceae) on the Snow Surface. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014690 Vysotskii [Wysotzki], A.V. 1887. Les mastigophores et rhizopodes trouvés dans les lacs Weissowo et Repnoie (près Slaviansk, Gouvern. Kharkov). Trudy Obshchestvo Ispytatelei Prirody pri Imperatorskom Kharkovskom Universitete, Kharkov 21: 119-140.