Tetradesmus obliquus is a green algae species of the family Scenedesmaceae.[1] It is commonly known by its synonym, Scenedesmus obliquus.[1][2] It is a common species found in a variety of freshwater habitats.[1]
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| Tetradesmus obliquus (as Scenedesmus acutus), drawn by Carl Nägeli in 1849) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Scenedesmaceae |
| Genus: | Tetradesmus |
| Species: | T. obliquus
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| Tetradesmus obliquus (Turpin) M.J.Wynne, 2016
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Tetradesmus obliquus forms colonies of two or four (occasionally eight) cells in a single row; in culture, solitary cells are often present. Cells are spindle-shaped, (4–)6–15(–25) μm long and 2.2–9.6(–11) μm wide; cells taper to acute apices and are sometimes slightly asymmetrical.[3] Cells contain a single chloroplast filling the cell, with a pyrenoid present in the center.[4]
This chlorophyte species is notable for the genetic coding of its mitochondria which translate TCA as a stop codon and TAG as leucine.[5] This code is represented by NCBI translation table 22, Scenedesmus obliquus mitochondrial code.[6]
There is increasing interest in T. obliquus for uses in biotechnology, such as biofuel production, aquaculture, and wastewater treatment.[4] Both growth and photosynthesis of T. obliquus are affected by the presence of nano-sized microplastics, such as nano-polystyrene (nano-PS).[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Tetradesmus obliquus". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Calhoun, Sara; Kamel, Bishoy; Edmundson, Scott; Holguin, Omar; Mach, Phillip; McKie-Krisberg, Zaid; Baumgart, Leo; Blaby, Ian; Bowen, Benjamin; Chen, Cindy; Kunde, Yuliya; Grimwood, Jane; Lipzen, Anna; Louie, Katherine; Mewalal, Ritesh; Gleasner, Cheryl; Northen, Trent; O'Malley, Ronan; Talag, Jayson; Gutknecht, Andrew; Treen, Daniel; Zhang, Yu; Glaros, Trevor; Polle, Juergen; Umen, James; Huesemann, Michael; Grigoriev, Igor; Starkenburg, Shawn; Kruse, Colin (16 June 2023). "A Multi-omic Characterization of the Physiological Responses to Salt Stress in Scenedesmus obliquus UTEX393". www.researchsquare.com. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3035076/v1. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ D. M. John; Brian A. Whitton; Alan J. Brook, eds. (2002). The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles: an identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-77051-4.
- ^ a b Oliveira, Carlos Yure B.; Oliveira, Cicero Diogo L.; Prasad, Ravindra; Ong, Hwai C.; Araujo, Evando S.; Shabnam, Nisha; Gálvez, Alfredo O. (2021). "A multidisciplinary review of Tetradesmus obliquus: A microalga suitable for large-scale biomass production and emerging environmental applications". Reviews in Aquaculture. 13 (3): 1594–1618. Bibcode:2021RvAq...13.1594O. doi:10.1111/raq.12536. S2CID 234007229.
- ^ A. M. Nedelcu; R. W. Lee; G. Lemieux; M. W. Gray; G. Burger (June 2000). "The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of Scenedesmus obliquus reflects an intermediate stage in the evolution of the green algal mitochondrial genome". Genome Research. 10 (6): 819–31. doi:10.1101/gr.10.6.819. PMC 310893. PMID 10854413.
- ^ Elzanowski A, Ostell J, Leipe D, Soussov V. "The Genetic Codes". Taxonomy browser. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ E. Besseling; Bo Wang; M. Lürling; A. Koelmans (30 September 2014). "Nanoplastic Affects Growth of S. obliquus and Reproduction of D. magna reflects an intermediate stage in the evolution of the green algal mitochondrial genome". Environmental Science & Technology. 48 (20): 12336–12343. doi:10.1021/es503001d. PMC 6863593. PMID 25268330.
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