Scenedesmus obliquus

Scenedesmus obliquus is a green algae species of the genus Scenedesmus.

Scenedesmus obliquus
Scenedesmus obliquus (as S. acutus), drawn by Carl Nägeli in 1849)
Scientific classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Scenedesmaceae
Genus: Scenedesmus
Species:
S. obliquus
Binomial name
Scenedesmus obliquus
(Turpin) Kützing, 1833
Synonyms
  • Tetradesmus obliquus (Turpin) M.J.Wynne

This chlorophyte species is notable for the genetic coding of its mitochondria which translate TCA as a stop codon and TAG as leucine.[1] This code is represented by NCBI translation table 22, Scenedesmus obliquus mitochondrial code.[2]

Both growth and photosynthesis of S. obliquus are affected by the presence of nano-sized microplastics, such as nano-polystyrene (nano-PS).[3]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.


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