Biology:Chlorochytrium

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Short description: Genus of algae

Chlorochytrium
Chlorochytrium lemnae.jpg
Chlorochytrium lemnae
Scientific classification e
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Chlorochytriaceae
Genus: Chlorochytrium
Cohn, 1872
Type species
Chlorochytrium lemnae
Species[1]
  • Chlorochytrium bristolae
  • Chlorochytrium cohnii
  • Chlorochytrium crassum
  • Chlorochytrium dermatocolax
  • Chlorochytrium inclusum
  • Chlorochytrium lemnae
  • Chlorochytrium porphyrae
  • Chlorochytrium sarcophyci
  • Chlorochytrium schmitzii
Synonyms
  • Stomatochytrium D.D.Cunningham 1888
  • Endosphaera Klebs, 1881

Chlorochytrium is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorochytriaceae.[1]

Description

This Chlorochytrium sp. was found growing endophytically in the green alga Enteromorpha flexuosa.[2] It is a genus in the division Chlorophyta.

Distribution

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Chlorochytrium taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. 2007. http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=8352. Retrieved 2007-09-25. 
  2. Morton, O. 1978. Some interesting records of algae from Ireland. Irish Naturalists' Journal. 19: 240 - 242

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