''Chlorochytrium'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
green algae, in the family
Chlorochytriaceae
Chlorochytriaceae is a family of algae within the order Chlamydomonadales
Chlamydomonadales, also known as Volvocales, are an order of flagellated or pseudociliated green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Chl ...
.
Description
This ''Chlorochytrium'' sp. was found growing endophytically in the green alga ''Enteromorpha flexuosa''.
[Morton, O. 1978. Some interesting records of algae from Ireland. ''Irish Naturalists' Journal''. 19: 240 - 242] It is a genus in the division Chlorophyta.
Distribution
References
External links
Chlamydomonadales genera
Chlamydomonadales
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