Otreococcus lucimarinus is one of three strains of Ostreococcus that are sequenced (next to O.tauri and a low-light/deep-sea strain). Ostreococcus lucimarinus is adpated to high light intensities and corresponds to surface-isolated strains, typically from open oceans. This striking feature of these organisms is their incredible small size and compact cellular organisation with a single chloroplast and a single mitochondrion

Publication:
Palenik, B. et al. The tiny eukaryote Ostreococcus provides genomic insights into the paradox of the plankton. PNAS 104, 7705-10 (2007).