Asteromonas

Asteromonas
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Chlamydomonadales
Family:	Asteromonadaceae
Genus:	Asteromonas; A.Artari
Species
	Asteromonas gracilis;

Asteromonas is a genus of green algae in the family Asteromonadaceae.[1]

2 flagella extend from the anterior end of the cell. They reproduce primarily by longitudinal division. The cells are cone-shaped and have six projections, or ribs. When viewed from the pole it looks like a six-pointed star

References

See the NCBI webpage on Asteromonas. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

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[1] See the NCBI webpage on Asteromonas. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.