| Lobomonas | |
|---|---|
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| Lobomonas francei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Chlamydomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Lobomonas P.-A.Dangeard |
| Type species | |
| Lobomonas francei P.-A.Dangeard [1] | |
| Species | |
Lobomonas is a genus of green algae in the family Chlamydomonadaceae, [2] found in freshwater habitats. [3] Although it is widely distributed, it is a rare genus. [4]
Lobomonas is a unicellular organism with two flagella, which are attached at the anterior apex of the cell. Cells are ellipsoid, ovoid, or globose in outline and have a round or polygonal cross section. Cells are covered in a thick cell wall with various bumps, lobes, or other projections. A single large chloroplast fills the protoplasm, sometimes containing one pyrenoid. There is a conspicuous stigma in the anterior region of the cell. Two or four contractile vacuoles are present, usually right below the flagella, but sometimes irregularly dispersed throughout the protoplasm. [5]
Asexual reproduction occurs by the formation of zoospores within the parent cell. Sexual reproduction has not been observed. [3]
