Pyrenomonas
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Pyrenomonas is a genus of cryptomonad.[4] It is a red alga with a bilobed chloroplast and a central pyrenoid, which has an invagination that houses a nucleomorph [5].
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| Pyrenomonas | |
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| Pyrenomonas ovalis. Cell anatomy representation, showing ventral view, palmelloid colony, external appearance (periplast) and transversal section. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Pancryptista |
| Phylum: | Cryptista |
| Superclass: | Cryptomonada |
| Class: | Cryptophyceae |
| Order: | Pyrenomonadales |
| Family: | Pyrenomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrenomonas Santore, 1984 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrenomonas salina (Wislouch, 1924) Santore, 1984 | |
| Species[1] | |
Pyrenomonas salina, the type species, was characterized in 1984[6] but has since been renamed to Rhodomonas salina.[7] According to AlgaeBase, Pyrenomonas would only encompass two recognized species: Pyrenomonas helgolandii U.Santore and Pyrenomonas ovalis P.Kugrens, B.L.Clay & R.E.Lee, 1999 [8]. The following species are considered synonyms of the accepted names:
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- Pyrenomonas abbreviata (Butcher) Santore, 1986. Synonym of: Rhodomonas abbreviata (Butcher) D.R.A.Hill & Wetherbee [9].
- Pyrenomonas heteromorpha Santore, 1986. Synonym of: Rhodomonas heteromorpha Butcher ex D.R.A.Hill & R.Wetherbee [10].
- Pyrenomonas maculata Santore, 1986. Synonym of: Rhodomonas maculata D.R.A.Hill & Wetherbee [11].
- Pyrenomonas reticulata (I.A.N.Lucas) U.J.Santore, 1986. Synonym of: Rhinomonas reticulata (I.A.N.Lucas) G.Novarino [12].
- Pyrenomonas salina (Wisłouch) Santore, 1984. Synonym of: Rhodomonas salina (Wisłouch) D.R.A.Hill & R.Wetherbee [13].
