Cyanophora Explained

Cyanophora is a genus of glaucophytes, a group of rare but evolutionarily significant freshwater microalgae.^[1]

It includes the following species:^[1]

• Cyanophora biloba
• Cyanophora cuspidata
• Cyanophora kugrensii
• Cyanophora paradoxa
• Cyanophora sudae
• Cyanophora tetracyanea

These species are differentiated based on cell shape, number and position of cyanelles, and molecular data.^[1]

The species Cyanophora paradoxa is well-studied as a model organism.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 10.1111/jpy.12236. Five Cyanophora (Cyanophorales, Glaucophyta) species delineated based on morphological and molecular data . 2014 . Takahashi . Toshiyuki . Sato . Mayuko . Toyooka . Kiminori . Matsuzaki . Ryo . Kawafune . Kaoru . Kawamura . Mai . Okuda . Kazuo . Nozaki . Hisayoshi . Journal of Phycology . 50 . 6 . 1058–1069 . 26988787 . 24754492 .
2. Fettke J, Hejazi M, Smirnova J, Höchel E, Stage M, Steup M . Eukaryotic starch degradation: integration of plastidial and cytosolic pathways . J. Exp. Bot. . 60 . 10 . 2907–22 . 2009 . 19325165 . 10.1093/jxb/erp054 . free .