Topic
Asteromonas
About: Asteromonas is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2 publications have been published within this topic receiving 68 citations.
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TL;DR: The genus Dunaliella of the order Volvocales includes a variety of ill-defined species of unicellular green microscopic algae, which are generally ovoid in shape, 4-15μm wide and 10-25μm long.
Abstract: The genus Dunaliella of the order Volvocales includes a variety of ill-defined species of unicellular green microscopic algae (Butcher, 1959). Members of the genus Dunaliella are generally ovoid in shape, 4-15μm wide and 10-25μm long. The cells are motile, due to the presence of two equal long flagellae in each cell, and contain one large cup-shaped chloroplast which occupies about half of the cell volume. The chloroplast contains a large pyrenoid surrounded by polysaccharide granules, the storage product.
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TL;DR: Asteromonas gracilis Artari remains motile throughout cell division as discussed by the authors, and the cells have four narrow-banded rootlets and both distal and proximal fibers connect the basal bodies.
Abstract: Asteromonas gracilis Artari remains motile throughout cell division. Basal bodies separate and replicate at prophase. They are located lateral to the poles of the closed metaphase spindle. Kinetochores appear at late metaphase. Chromosomes move to the poles and extensions of the nuclear envelope develop into the pyrenoid at anaphase. The interzonal spindle disintegrates at telophase and a diffuse phycoplast is present. Cytokinesis proceeds rapidly from the anterior region of the cell. Newly formed daughter cells have four narrow-banded rootlets and both distal and proximal fibers connect the basal bodies. Features of cell division in Asteromonas are compared to those in other algae, particularly Dunaliella and Chlamydomonas.
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| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |