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==Description and Significance== | ==Description and Significance== |
Revision as of 20:15, 8 March 2018
Classification
Higher Order Taxa
Domain: Eukaryota; Kingdom: Viridiplantae; Phylum: Chlorophyta; Class: Chlorophyceae; Order: Chlamydomonadales; Family: Volvocaceae
Species
Volvox aureus
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Description and Significance
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Genome Structure
Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?
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 Madison Fiegl and JD French, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at Indiana University.