Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Overview

Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a diatom. It is the only species in the genus Phaeodactylum. Unlike other diatoms P. tricornutum can exist in different morphotypes (fusiform, triradiate, and oval), and changes in cell shape can be stimulated by environmental conditions. This feature can be used to explore the molecular basis of cell shape control and morphogenesis. Unlike most diatoms P. tricornutum can grow in the absence of silicon, and the biogenesis of silicified frustules is facultative. This provides opportunities for experimental exploration of silicon-based nanofabrication in diatoms.
Further reading:
The Phaeodactylum genome reveals the evolutionary history of diatom genomes. Nature 456(7219), 239-244 (2008). [pubmed]
- Source
- JGI 2.0
- PLAZA identifier
- ptri
- NCBI link
- Phaeodactylum tricornutum
- Mitochondrion
- HQ840789
- Chloroplast
- EF067920
Toolbox
Various
- PLAZA download section
- Explore functional clusters
- Documentation data content
- View organism in the Genomeview or in the AnnoJ genome browser.
- View Phaeodactylum tricornutum specific or enriched gene families

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