| Geminigera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Class: | Cryptophyceae |
| Order: | Pyrenomonadales |
| Family: | Geminigeraceae |
| Genus: | Geminigera D.R.A. Hill |
| Species: | G. cryophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Geminigera cryophila (D.L. Taylor & C.C. Lee) D.R.A. Hill
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Geminigera /ˌdʒɛmɪnɪˈdʒɛɹə/ is a genus of cryptophyte from the family Geminigeraceae. Named for its unique pyrenoids, Geminigera is a genus with a single mixotrophic species.[1][2] It was discovered in 1968 and is known for living in very cold temperatures such as under the Antarctic ice. While originally considered to be part of the genus Cryptomonas, the genus Geminigera was officially described in 1991 by D. R. A. Hill.[1]
- ^ a b Hill, D. R. A. (March 1991). "A revised circumscription of Cryptomonas (Cryptophyceae) based on examination of Australian strains". Phycologia. 30 (2): 170–188. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-30-2-170.1. ISSN 0031-8884.
- ^ Taylor, D. L.; Lee, C. C. (1971). "A new cryptomonad from antarctica: Cryptomonas cryophila sp. nov". Archiv für Mikrobiologie. 75 (4): 269–280. doi:10.1007/BF00407688. ISSN 0302-8933. S2CID 45928237.