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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== | ||
''Cryptomonas ovata'' is a species of phytoplankton that is common in freshwater systems around the world. The species can be defined as "cryptomonads", which is a group of biflagellate organisms that includes both protozoans (order Cryptomonadida) or alga (class Cryptophyceae), this species belonging to the latter. ''C. ovata'' functions as a primary producer in freshwater ecosystems and contributes to the foraging base of many heterotrophs, including macroinvertibrates and fishes. Often times it shares habitat with other species from the | ''Cryptomonas ovata'' is a species of phytoplankton that is common in freshwater systems around the world. The species can be defined as "cryptomonads", which is a group of biflagellate organisms that includes both protozoans (order Cryptomonadida) or alga (class Cryptophyceae), this species belonging to the latter. ''C. ovata'' functions as a primary producer in freshwater ecosystems and contributes to the foraging base of many heterotrophs, including macroinvertibrates and fishes. Often times it shares habitat with other species from the genus ''Cryptomonas'', such as ''C. borealis'' and ''C. marssonii'', further perturbing the paradox of the plankton. | ||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== |
Revision as of 18:10, 23 April 2010
Classification
Eukaryota; Cryptophyta; Cryptomonadales; Cryptomonadaceae; Cryptomonas
Species
NCBI: [1] |
Cryptomonas Ovata
Description and Significance
Cryptomonas ovata is a species of phytoplankton that is common in freshwater systems around the world. The species can be defined as "cryptomonads", which is a group of biflagellate organisms that includes both protozoans (order Cryptomonadida) or alga (class Cryptophyceae), this species belonging to the latter. C. ovata functions as a primary producer in freshwater ecosystems and contributes to the foraging base of many heterotrophs, including macroinvertibrates and fishes. Often times it shares habitat with other species from the genus Cryptomonas, such as C. borealis and C. marssonii, further perturbing the paradox of the plankton.
Genome Structure
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Ecology and Pathogenesis
Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
References
Author
Page authored by Alison Cutter and Alexandra David, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.