Helicosporidium
Genus of algae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helicosporidium is a genus of colorless, pathogenic algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae of the green algae.[2][3] It is a parasite found in the gut of insects, and a close relative of Prototheca.[4]
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Helicosporidium | |
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Helicosporidium under a light microscope | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
Order: | Chlorellales |
Family: | Chlorellaceae |
Genus: | Helicosporidium Keilin, 1921[1] |
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