Chlorohippotes
Appearance
Chlorohippotes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
(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
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Binomial name | |
Chlorohippotes tenax R.H. Thompson ex R.H. Thompson et P. Timpano, 1984[1]
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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
[edit]- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Chlorohippotes taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ a b 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. JSTOR 3627762.