Carteria

Carteria is a genus of green algae in the family Chlamydomonadaceae.[1] Carteria are distinguished from Chlamydomonas by having four, rather than two, flagella at the vegetative stage.

Carteria
Carteria obtusa, Dill. F, G: Vegetative cells, H, J, K: Stages of gametes mating
Scientific classification
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Chlamydomonadaceae
Genus: Carteria
Diesing
Species
  • Carteria crucifera
  • Carteria radiosa
  • Carteria eugametos
  • Carteria olivieri
  • Carteria inversa
  • Carteria cerasiformis
  • Carteria obtusa
  • Carteria sp. UTEX2
  • Carteria lunzensis
  • Carteria palmata

References
  1. See the NCBI webpage on Carteria. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.


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