Domain Eukaryota Class Chlorarachniophyceae Family Chlorarachniaceae Rank Species | Phylum Cercozoa Order Chlorarachniales Genus Bigelowiella | |
Similar Chlorarachniophyte, Geminigeraceae, Hemiselmis, Cercozoa, Glaucophyte | ||
Bigelowiella natans is a species of Chlorarachniophyte alga that is a model organism for the Rhizaria.
Genomes
The Bigelowiella natans was the first rhizarian nuclear genome to be sequenced. The genome has 94.7 Mbp encoding for 21,708 genes.
References
Bigelowiella natans Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA