Genome

Chlorella variabilis freshwater, unicellular green alga Lineage: Eukaryota[9482]; Viridiplantae[970]; Chlorophyta[90]; core chlorophytes[68]; Trebouxiophyceae[27]; Chlorellales[16]; Chlorellaceae[16]; Chlorella clade[6]; Chlorella[5]; Chlorella variabilis[1]

Chlorella is a genus of about ten unicellular algal species that have small, spherical or ellipsoidal cells. They generally occur on soil and in freshwater. They have also been found as endosymbionts in invertebrate animals like Paramecium. They are non-flagellate cells but contain a vestigial flagellar apparatus. Reproduction is asexual More...and achieved by producing non motile autospores. They possess a firm polysaccharide cell wall which, in part, is made of sporopollenin like substance that occurs in the walls of the pollen grains of higher plants. It contains several essential nutrients and is a rich source of lutein, an important carotenoid. Chlorella species have been extensively studied and used in various practical applications in agriculture and biotechnology. Less...

Summary Submitter: JGI Assembly level:  Scaffold Assembly: GCA_000147415.1 v 1.0 scaffolds: 414 contigs: 3,810 N50: 27,941 L50: 432 BioProjects: PRJNA223657, PRJNA45853 Whole Genome Shotgun (WGS):  INSDC: ADIC00000000.1 Statistics:  total length (Mb): 46.1595  protein count: 9780  GC%: 65.5 Publications (limited to 20 most recent records) The Chlorella variabilis NC64A genome reveals adaptation to photosymbiosis, coevolution with viruses, and cryptic sex. Blanc G, et al. Plant Cell 2010 Sep Replicon Info Loc Type Name RefSeq INSDC Size (Mb) GC% Protein Gene Un - . - 46.16 65.5 9,780 9,780 Chromosomes