Phaeodactylum tricornutum

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Phaeodactylum_tricornutum
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diatom
gptkbp:binomialAuthority gptkb:Bohlin,_1897
gptkbp:cellType unicellular
gptkbp:cellWallComponent silica-poor
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bacillariophyceae
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole primary producer
gptkbp:family gptkb:Phaeodactylaceae
gptkbp:genomeSequenced yes
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Phaeodactylum
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phaeodactylum tricornutum
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Chromista
gptkbp:modelOrganismFor yes
gptkbp:morphologicalType triradiate, fusiform, oval forms
gptkbp:notableFeature fast growth rate
plastic morphology
gptkbp:order gptkb:Bacillariales
gptkbp:photosynthesisType gptkb:fucoxanthin
gptkb:chlorophyll_c
chlorophyll a
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Ochrophyta
gptkbp:referenceGenome published 2008
gptkbp:reproduction asexual
sexual (rare)
gptkbp:species tricornutum
gptkbp:transformsInto genetically tractable
gptkbp:usedIn biofuel research
lipid metabolism research
photosynthesis studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Diatoms
gptkb:Chromista
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5