Monoraphidium is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae.[1]Monoraphidium is found free-floating or attached to surfaces in water, or in soils.[2] It is one of the most common types of phytoplankton in freshwater habitats, and has a cosmopolitan distribution.[3]
Monoraphidium consists of single cells, which are 2-182 by 1-8 micrometers. The cell is straight to lunate to sigmoid or helically shaped. Cells contain a single nucleus, a single parietal chloroplast and a single pyrenoid lacking a starch sheath (or no pyrenoid at all). Reproduction occurs asexually by autospores.[2]
It is similar to and often confused with the related genus Ankistrodesmus, from which it differs by being typically unicellular.[4]
Some species and strains of Monoraphidium, such as Monoraphidium neglectum, are promising candidates for commercial biofuel production.[5]
^See the NCBI webpage on Monoraphidium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
^Bicudo, Carlos E. M.; Menezes, Mariângela (2006). Gêneros de Algas de Águas Continentais do Brasil: chave para identificação e descrições (2 ed.). RiMa Editora. p. 508. ISBN 857656064X.
^Matthews, Robin A. (2016). "Freshwater Algae in Northwest Washington, Volume II, Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta". A Collection of Open Access Books and Monographs. Western Washington University. doi:10.25710/fctx-n773.
^Yee, Willy (2016). "Microalgae from the Selenastraceae as emerging candidates for biodiesel production: A mini review". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 32 (4): 64. doi:10.1007/s11274-016-2023-6. PMID 26931604. S2CID 255143072.
Monoraphidium is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. Monoraphidium is found free-floating or attached to surfaces in water, or in soils...
Monoraphidium neglectum is a single-cell green alga of the family Selenastraceae. Cells are free-floating (planktonic), fusiform and sometimes arched...
Synechocystis minuscula, Synechococcus pevalekii, Synechococcus elongatus, Monoraphidium minutum, Oscillatoria sp. and Lyngbya sp. This species will also feed...
distinguished from the similar genus Monoraphidium in its habit: Ankistrodesmus forms colonies, while Monoraphidium is found as single cells. Meanwhile...
(December 2013). "Reconstruction of the lipid metabolism for the microalga Monoraphidium neglectum from its genome sequence reveals characteristics suitable...
autosporic genera such as Ankistrodesmus, Scenedesmus, Selenastrum, and Monoraphidium. The filamentous Microspora has been allied with the coccoid genus Bracteacoccus...
Selenastraceae due to its morphological similarity to genera such as Monoraphidium, but genetic analyses have shown that it is unrelated. It is currently...
phytoplankton species recorded in the lake are Chlamydomonas spp., Monoraphidium confortum, M. dykowskii, Scenedesmus spp., Tabellaria flocculosa, T...
"Characteristics of tropical freshwater microalgae Micractinium conductrix, Monoraphidium sp. and Choricystis parasitica, and their potency as biodiesel feedstock"...