Biology:Bathycoccus prasinos
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Short description: Species of alga
| Bathycoccus prasinos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Mamiellophyceae |
| Order: | Mamiellales |
| Family: | Bathycoccaceae |
| Genus: | Bathycoccus |
| Species: | B. prasinos
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathycoccus prasinos Eikrem & Throndsen
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Bathycoccus prasinos is a picoplankton belonging to the order Mamiellales, along with Ostreococcus and Micromonas. The cells are around 1–2 μm in length, are non-motile and are covered in scales.
Genome
The small genome (15 Mb) was recently sequenced [1] and many of the genes are related to plants, though there is significant horizontal gene transfer from other eukaryotes. There are 19 chromosomes, two of which have a significantly different GC-content.
References
- ↑ Hervé Moreau; Bram Verhelst; Arnaud Couloux; Evelyne Derelle; Stephane Rombauts; Nigel Grimsley; Michiel Van Bel; Julie Poulain et al. (2012). "Gene functionalities and genome structure in Bathycoccus prasinos reflect cellular specializations at the base of the green lineage". Genome Biology 13 (8): R74. doi:10.1186/gb-2012-13-8-r74. PMID 22925495. PMC 3491373. http://genomebiology.com/2012/13/8/R74.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q16838611 entry
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