Mougeotia
E910047
Mougeotia is a genus of filamentous green algae known for its distinctive flat chloroplasts that can rotate within the cell to optimize light capture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
green alga ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | charophyte algae ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | cellulose ⓘ |
| class | Zygnematophyceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| division | Chlorophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | primary producer ⓘ |
| family | Zygnemataceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | zygospore ⓘ |
| foundIn |
freshwater biofilms
ⓘ
periphyton communities ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater lakes
ⓘ
freshwater ponds ⓘ freshwater streams ⓘ wet soils ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | chloroplast rotation to optimize light capture ⓘ |
| hasCellStructure |
elongated cylindrical cells
ⓘ
filamentous thallus ⓘ |
| hasCellularOrganization | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| hasChloroplastFeature | chloroplasts can rotate within the cell ⓘ |
| hasChloroplastMorphology |
flat chloroplasts
ⓘ
plate-like chloroplasts ⓘ |
| hasOrganelle |
chloroplast
ⓘ
nucleus ⓘ vacuole ⓘ |
| hasResearchUse |
study of cytoskeleton-dependent organelle movement
ⓘ
study of light-induced chloroplast orientation ⓘ |
| isA |
filamentous alga
ⓘ
freshwater alga ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| locomotionType | non-motile filaments ⓘ |
| nutritionType | photoautotrophic ⓘ |
| order | Zygnematales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performs | photosynthesis ⓘ |
| phylum | Chlorophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pigment |
chlorophyll a
ⓘ
chlorophyll b ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Spirogyra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zygnema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sexualReproductionMode | conjugation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
model organism for chloroplast movement
ⓘ
model organism for photobiology studies ⓘ |
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