Prototheca

Prototheca
Prototheca wickerhamii, with Gram stain
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Prototheca
Krüger, 1894
Species
  • Prototheca blaschkeae
  • Prototheca bovis
  • Prototheca cerasi
  • Prototheca ciferrii
  • Prototheca cookei
  • Prototheca cutis
  • Prototheca miyajii
  • Prototheca moriformis
  • Prototheca pringsheimii
  • Prototheca stagnora
  • Prototheca tumulicola
  • Prototheca wickerhamii
  • Prototheca xanthoriae
  • Prototheca zopfii

Prototheca is a genus of algae in the family Chlorellaceae. While this genus is a green algae, their plastids no longer have chlorophyll and therefore their photosynthetic ability have been lost. Some species can cause protothecosis in humans and various vertebrates.

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