Ochromonas
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| Ochromonas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Chrysophyceae |
| Order: | Ochromonadales |
| Family: | Ochromonadaceae |
| Genus: | Ochromonas Vysotskii |
Ochromonas is a genus of algae belonging to the family Ochromonadaceae.[1][2]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[3]
Chlorosulfolipids, a class of biologically active compounds, were first discovered in some Ochromonas species.[4]
