Ochromonas

Ochromonas
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Division: Ochrophyta
Class: Chrysophyceae
Order: Ochromonadales
Family: Ochromonadaceae
Genus: Ochromonas
Vysotskii

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.

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