Dimorphococcus

Dimorphococcus
Scientific classification
(unranked):Viridiplantae
Class:Chlorophyceae
Order:Sphaeropleales
Family:Scenedesmaceae
Genus:Dimorphococcus
Braun
Species
  • Dimorphococcus lunatus

Dimorphococcus is a genus of fresh water green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae.[1]

Dimorphococcus is usually found in small colonies of multiples of four cells, surrounded by a gelatinous mass.

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Dimorphococcus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.


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