Gonium

Gonium
Gonium pectorale Mueller
Scientific classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Goniaceae
Genus: Gonium
O. F. Muller, 1773
Species
  • Gonium angulatum Lemmermann
  • Gonium compactum M.O.P.Iyengar
  • Gonium discoideum Prescott
  • Gonium dispersum Batko & Jakubiec
  • Gonium formosum Pascher
  • Gonium indicum M.O.P.Iyengar
  • Gonium maiaprilis Hayama, Nakada, Hamiji & Nozaki
  • Gonium multicoccum Pocock
  • Gonium octonarium Pocock
  • Gonium pectorale O.F.Müller
  • Gonium viridistellatum M.Watanabe

Gonium (Greek: γωνία gonia, "angle" or "corner") is a genus of colonial green algae, a member of the order Chlamydomonadales. The genus was first described by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1773, and is among the most common types of algae found in freshwater habitats. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Typical colonies of Gonium consist of 4 to 16 cells arranged in a flat plate. Gonium is capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction. Along with other algae such as Volvox, Eudorina and Chlamydomonas, it is a model organism for studying the origins and evolution of multicellularity.

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