Cyanophora | |
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Cyanophora paradoxa | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Glaucophyta |
Class: | Glaucophyceae |
Order: | Glaucocystales |
Family: | Glaucocystaceae |
Genus: | Cyanophora A.A.Korshikov, 1924 |
Cyanophora is a genus of glaucophytes, a group of rare but evolutionarily significant freshwater microalgae.[1]
It includes the following species:[1]
These species are differentiated based on cell shape, number and position of cyanelles, and molecular data.[1]
The species Cyanophora paradoxa is well-studied as a model organism.[2]