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Overview

Blastocladiella emersonii alternates between swimming zoospores and attached rhizoid-bearing growth with sporangia. The 2022 study used Pennsylvania pond isolate ATCC 22665, a research accession, not a newly designated type.

Its 34.27 Mb assembly comprises 21 contigs and 10,031 candidate genes. Telomere-like motifs suggest at least six chromosomes; completeness estimates vary, despite strong expressed-sequence matching.

Predicted sensory proteins include cyclases and membrane-associated receptors. A previously investigated rhodopsin-cyclase fusion links light with chemical signaling; additional candidates remain unvalidated. Ribosomal phylogeny supports Blastocladiomycota placement and sampled-genus paraphyly, not direct ancestry.

Swimming zoosporesPosterior flagellumRhizoid-bearing growth
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Origins & earliest records

Account based on Leonard and colleagues, 2022.

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Evidence & interpretation

Genome assembly, annotation and ribosomal phylogeny.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

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    A Genome Sequence Assembly of the Phototactic and Optogenetic Model Fungus Blastocladiella emersonii Reveals a Diversified Nucleotide-Cyclase Repertoire

    Guy Leonard and colleagues · 2022

    Genome Biology and Evolution 14(12), evac157. Complete main Results/Discussion/Methods read; CC BY-NC4.0.

Family, evolution & connections

Taxonomic classification

A hierarchy of classified groups, not a chain of direct ancestors.

  1. PhylumBlastocladiomycota
  2. GenusBlastocladiella
  3. SpeciesBlastocladiella emersonii

References

Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.

  1. ResearchLeonard et al. 2022 primary genomic reportResearch access: 2026-10-05
  2. ResearchUniversity of Dundee publisher-PDF depositResearch access: 2026-10-05

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