Schizochytrium
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Schizochytrium
S. Goldst. & Belsky emend. T. Booth & C. E. Mill. [1]
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Schizochytrium is a genus of unicellular protists found in coastal marine habitats. They are assigned to the stramenopiles, a group which also contains kelp and various of micro-algae. Certain species produce large amounts of docosahexaenoic acid[2] and are grown commercially for production of this oil for biofeeds, biomass and biofuels.
Life cycle
There are several stages in the life cycle. The feeding form has a stiff, rounded body with cellular extensions used in feeding. Cells can transform into mobile flagellated cells with stiff tripartite hairs typical of stramenopiles. Cells can also grow and divide to form a cluster of cells which may become a sorus that produces biflagellate zoospores.
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