Asteromonadaceae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Chlorophyta
Subphylum: Chlorophytina
Classis: Chlorophyceae
Ordo: Chlamydomonadales

Familia: Asteromonadaceae

Genera: Asteromonas – Pseudostephanoptera – Tetrapteromonas – Triptera
Name

Asteromonadaceae Péterfi, 1979

Type Genus: Asteromonas A.Artari

References
Links

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2024. Asteromonadaceae. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2024-01-10.

Asteromonadaceae are a family of algae in the order Chlamydomonadales.[1]

Asteromonadaceae consists of cells that are angular in cross section, with longitudinal ribs. Cells have two or four flagella. They are mostly found in marine or saline habitats, with a few freshwater representatives.[2]

Formerly, genera such as Aulacomonas and Collodictyon have been placed in this family.[2] However, these have been placed in their own family that is phylogenetically very distant from other flagellate groups.[3]
References

See the NCBI webpage on Asteromonadaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
Ettl, H. (1983). Ettl, H.; Gerloff, J.; Heynig, H.; Mollenhauer, D. (eds.). Chlorophyta. 1. Teil / Part 1: Phytomonadina. Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Vol. 9. VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag. pp. XIV + 808. ISBN 978-3-8274-2659-8.
Brugerolle, Guy; Bricheux G; Philippe H; Coffea G (March 2002). "Collodictyon triciliatum and Diphylleia rotans (=Aulacomonas submarina) form a new family of flagellates (Collodictyonidae) with tubular mitochondrial cristae that is phylogenetically distant from other flagellate groups". Protist. 153 (1): 59–70. doi:10.1078/1434-4610-00083. PMID 12022276.