Tetrabaena socialis

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Tetrabaena socialis
Tetrabaena socialis swimming
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Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Tetrabaenaceae
Genus: Tetrabaena
Species:
T. socialis
Binomial name
Tetrabaena socialis
(Dujardin) H.Nozaki & M.Itoh
Synonyms
  • Cryptomonas socialisDujardin 1841
  • Gonium sociale(Dujardin) Warming 1876
  • Tetrabaena dujardiniiFromentel 1874; heterotypic
  • Tetragonium lacustreWest & G.S.West 1896; heterotypic

Tetrabaena socialis is a species of green algae and the sole member of the genus Tetrabaena. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

Tetrabaena socialis is colonial species consisting of four cells. It a motile flagellate, possessing two flagella per cell. [2] [3] It primarily occurs in freshwater, although it has been found in saltwater on at least one occasion. [3]

Research Significance

Tetrabaena socialis is a member of the order Chlamydomonadales, a model lineage used in the study of the origins of multicellular organisms from single celled ancestors. [2] [3] Within Chlamydomonadales, it is notable for being the colonial species with the smallest number of cells (4), placing it at the boundary between single- and multi-cellularity. As such, it has been characterized as the "simplest integrated multicellular organism." [2]

References

  1. ↑ Laber, Bernd (January 6, 2006). "Green Algae from a Garden Pond: Tetrabaena socialis". Micscape Magazine. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Arakaki, Yoko; Kawai-Toyooka, Hiroko; Hamamura, Yuki; Higashiyama, Tetsuya; Noga, Akira; Hirono, Masafumi; Olson, Bradley J. S. C.; Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2013-12-11). "The Simplest Integrated Multicellular Organism Unveiled". PLOS ONE. 8 (12): e81641. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...881641A. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081641 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   3859500 . PMID   24349103.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lindsey, Charles Ross; Knoll, Andrew H.; Herron, Matthew D.; Rosenzweig, Frank (2024-04-10). "Fossil-calibrated molecular clock data enable reconstruction of steps leading to differentiated multicellularity and anisogamy in the Volvocine algae". BMC Biology. 22 (1): 79. Bibcode:2024BMCB...22...79L. doi: 10.1186/s12915-024-01878-1 . ISSN   1741-7007. PMC   11007952 . PMID   38600528.


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