Biology:Chlorohippotes

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Short description: Genus of algae

Chlorohippotes
Scientific classification edit
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Chlorococcaceae
Genus: Chlorohippotes
R.H. Thompson ex R.H. Thompson et P. Timpano
Species:
C. tenax
Binomial name
Chlorohippotes tenax
R.H. Thompson ex R.H. Thompson et P. Timpano, 1984[1]

Chlorohippotes is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorococcaceae.[1] It contains a single species, Chlorohippotes tenax.[2]

Chlorohippotes tenax is an obligate epiphyte on multicellular volvocalean algae, particularly Volvox and Eudorina.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Chlorohippotes taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. 2007. http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=6011. Retrieved 2007-09-25. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Thompson, Rufus H.; Timpano, Peter (1984). "Chlorohippotes tenax gen. et sp. nov. (Chlorophyceae)". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 87 (1/2): 36–40. doi:10.2307/3627762. 

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