Cyanophora is a genus of glaucophytes, a group of rare but evolutionarily significant freshwater microalgae.[1]
| Cyanophora | |
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| Cyanophora paradoxa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Glaucophyta |
| Class: | Glaucophyceae |
| Order: | Glaucocystales |
| Family: | Glaucocystaceae |
| Genus: | Cyanophora A.A.Korshikov, 1924 |
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]
References
edit- ^ a b c Takahashi, Toshiyuki; Sato, Mayuko; Toyooka, Kiminori; Matsuzaki, Ryo; Kawafune, Kaoru; Kawamura, Mai; Okuda, Kazuo; Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2014). "Five Cyanophora (Cyanophorales, Glaucophyta) species delineated based on morphological and molecular data". Journal of Phycology. 50 (6): 1058–1069. doi:10.1111/jpy.12236. PMID 26988787. S2CID 24754492.
- ^ Fettke J, Hejazi M, Smirnova J, Höchel E, Stage M, Steup M (2009). "Eukaryotic starch degradation: integration of plastidial and cytosolic pathways". J. Exp. Bot. 60 (10): 2907–22. doi:10.1093/jxb/erp054. PMID 19325165.
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