Ochromonas Explained

Ochromonas is a genus of algae belonging to the family Ochromonadaceae.^{[1] [2]}

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.^[3]

Chlorosulfolipids, a class of biologically active compounds, was first discovered in some Ochromonas species.^[4]

Species

Accepted species:

• Ochromonas bourrellyi
• Ochromonas carolina
• Ochromonas cosmopoliticus (?)
• Ochromonas crenata (?)
• Ochromonas danica
• Ochromonas elegans
• Ochromonas globosa
• Ochromonas granularis
• Ochromonas lubibunda
• Ochromonas malhamensis (?)
• Ochromonas minima
• Ochromonas minuta
• Ochromonas marina (?)
• Ochromonas mutabilis
• Ochromonas nana
• Ochromonas oblonga
• Ochromonas ostreaeformis
• Ochromonas ovalis
• Ochromonas pyriformis
• Ochromonas sociata
• Ochromonas sparseverrucosa
• Ochromonas stellaris
• Ochromonas triangulata
• Ochromonas tuberculata
• Ochromonas vallesiaca
• Ochromonas variabilis
• Ochromonas verrucosa
• Ochromonas viridis

(?) not accepted by GBIF in August 2022.

Notes and References

1. Das Phytoplankton sächsischer Teiche. The phytoplankton of Saxon ponds. German. Forschungsberichte aus der Biologischen Station zu Plön. 7. 96–135. 1899. E.. Lemmermann.
2. Book: 331–366. Chrysophyta. Jørgen. Kristiansen. Pavel. Škaloud. Handbook of the Protists. J.. Archibald. A.. Simpson. C.. Slamovits. Springer. Cham. 10.1007/978-3-319-28149-0_43.
3. Web site: Ochromonas Vysotskii . www.gbif.org . 16 August 2022 . en.
4. Chen, L. L.; Pousada, M.; Haines, T. H. J. Biol. Chem. 1976, 251, 1835–1842