Cosmarium
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| Cosmarium botrytis | |
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| Genus: | Cosmarium
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Cosmarium is a genus of fresh water organisms belonging to the Charophyta, a division of green algae from which the land plants (Embryophyta) emerged.[1][2]
Description[]
In this complex genus the cells are very variable. All are constricted in the middle leading to its bi-lobed appearance.[3]
References[]
- ^ Gontcharov AA, Marin BA, Melkonian MA (January 2003). "Molecular phylogeny of conjugating green algae (Zygnemophyceae, Streptophyta) inferred from SSU rDNA sequence comparisons". J. Mol. Evol. 56 (1): 89–104. doi:10.1007/s00239-002-2383-4. PMID 12569426.
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Cosmarium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Guiry, M.D., John, D.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy, Y.K.2007. New Survey of Clare Island Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-1-904890-31-7
External links[]
Scientific references[]
- PubMed references for Cosmarium
- PubMed Central references for Cosmarium
- Google Scholar references for Cosmarium
Scientific databases[]
- NCBI taxonomy page for Cosmarium
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Cosmarium
- Search Species2000 page for Cosmarium
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Cosmarium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- AlgaTerra database
- Index Nominum Genericorum
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