Ochromonas
Ochromonas is a genus of algae belonging to the family Ochromonadaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Chlorosulfolipids, a class of biologically active compounds, were first discovered in some Ochromonas species.
Species
Accepted species:- Ochromonas bourrellyi
- Ochromonas carolina
- Ochromonas cosmopoliticus
- Ochromonas crenata
- Ochromonas danica
- Ochromonas elegans
- Ochromonas globosa
- Ochromonas granularis
- Ochromonas lubibunda
- Ochromonas malhamensis
- Ochromonas minima
- Ochromonas minuta
- Ochromonas marina
- Ochromonas mutabilis
- Ochromonas nana
- Ochromonas oblonga
- Ochromonas ostreaeformis
- Ochromonas ovalis
- Ochromonas pyriformis
- Ochromonas sociata
- Ochromonas sparseverrucosa
- Ochromonas stellaris
- Ochromonas triangulata
- Ochromonas tuberculata
- Ochromonas vallesiaca
- Ochromonas variabilis
- Ochromonas verrucosa
- Ochromonas viridis