Drawings of Chlamydomonas caudata Wille.[1]Cross section of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cellLight micrograph of Chlamydomonas with two flagella just visible at bottom leftChlamydomonas globosa, again with two flagella just visible at bottom left
Molecular phylogeny studies indicated that the traditional genus Chlamydomonas as defined using morphological data, was polyphyletic within Volvocales. Many species were subsequently reclassified (e.g., Oogamochlamys, Lobochlamys), and many other "Chlamydomonas" s.l. lineages are still to be reclassified.[5][6][7]
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