Genus Chlamydomonas (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Chlamydomonas is the type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae, consisting of a wide range of freshwater green algae.
- Species of Chlamydomonas, often microscopic, multiply rapidly under suitable conditions.
- As members of the green algae class, the organisms belonging to Chlamydomonas reproduce using vegetative or asexual reproduction methods.
- Flagellated unicellular Chlamydomonas alga forms aggregates to provide a mating environment during sexual reproduction, ensuring species diversity.
- Chlamydomonas is one of the easiest genera to study from the algal kingdom, as the species commonly grow in artificial culture.