Ostreococcus tauri is a high-lipid content green algae that extrudes clustered lipid droplets
Chuck R. Smallwood, William Chrisler, Jian-Hua Chen, Emma Patello, Mathew Thomas, Rosanne Boudreau, Axel Ekman, Hongfei Wang, Gerry McDermott, James E. Evans
The study identifies Ostreococcus tauri as an oleaginous green alga with unique lipid droplet secretion mechanisms resembling pea-pod structures.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2018 · PreprintCell Biology