| Astrephomene | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Goniaceae |
| Genus: | Astrephomene Pocock |
| Species | |
Astrephomene is a genus of green algae in the family Goniaceae, order Chlamydomonadales.[1][2] The genus was first described in 1937 by Pocock and named by Pockock in 1953 (Stein 1958). The genome of Astrephomene gubernaculifera has been sequenced.[3]
- ^ Nozaki, H.; Kuroiwa, T. (1992). "Ultrastructure of the extracellular matrix and taxonomy of Eudorina, Pleodorina and Yamagishiella gen. nov. (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyta)". Phycologia. 31 (6): 529–541. Bibcode:1992Phyco..31..529N. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-31-6-529.1.
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Astrephomene. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Yamashita, Shota; Yamamoto, Kayoko; Matsuzaki, Ryo; Suzuki, Shigekatsu; Yamaguchi, Haruyo; Hirooka, Shunsuke; Minakuchi, Yohei; Miyagishima, Shin-ya; Kawachi, Masanobu; Toyoda, Atsushi; Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2021-11-22). "Genome sequencing of the multicellular alga Astrephomene provides insights into convergent evolution of germ-soma differentiation". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 22231. Bibcode:2021NatSR..1122231Y. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01521-x. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8608804. PMID 34811380.