| Coccomyxa | |
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| Coccomyxa polymorpha | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Coccomyxaceae |
| Genus: | Coccomyxa Schmidle, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Coccomyxa dispar | |
| Species[1] | |
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Coccomyxa is a genus of green algae in the family Coccomyxaceae.[1] This genus is defined by their small, elliptical to spherical shape, and the presence of a simple parietal chloroplast. These features, along with their occurrence in various lifestyles such as free-living, parasitic, or as photobionts, have been used to identify more than 40 species.[2] Using additional morphological features, such as brown akinetes formation, allows for the differentiation between Coccomyxa and the genus Pseudococcomyxa, as they tend to share some morphological characteristics like the general cell shape and one-sided mucilage cap.[3] Recent molecular analysis, however, indicates that the genus Pseudococcomyxa is contained within different Coccomyxa clades, signaling the fact that the two genera are the same.[4] Coccomyxa has often been used as a model organism, and its genome is being completely sequenced. The genus is also an attractive candidate for biofuels.[5]
- ^ a b "Coccomyxa". Taxonomy browser. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ Schmidle, W. (1901). "Ueber drei Algengenera". Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft. 19 (1): 10–24. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1901.tb04939.x. S2CID 250472699.
- ^ Grube, Martin; Seckbach, Joseph; Muggia, Lucia (2017). Algal and cyanobacteria symbioses. Grube, Martin; Seckbach, J. (Joseph); Muggia, Lucia. New Jersey. ISBN 978-1786340573. OCLC 935984643.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Darienko, Tatyana; Gustavs, Lydia; Eggert, Anja; Wolf, Wiebke; Pröschold, Thomas (2015-06-16). "Evaluating the Species Boundaries of Green Microalgae (Coccomyxa, Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) Using Integrative Taxonomy and DNA Barcoding with Further Implications for the Species Identification in Environmental Samples". PLOS ONE. 10 (6): e0127838. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1027838D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127838. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4469705. PMID 26080086.
- ^ "Home - Coccomyxa sp. C-169". genome.jgi.doe.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-22.