Prototheca
| Prototheca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorellales |
| Family: | Chlorellaceae |
| Genus: | Prototheca Krüger, 1894[1] |
| Species | |
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In taxonomy, Prototheca is a genus of algae, specifically of the Chlorellaceae.[2] Some species can cause the disease protothecosis.
Symptoms include: Cutaneous lesions, Olecranon bursitis.
References
- ↑ Krüger, W. (1894). Kurze Charakteristik einiger niedrerer Organismen im Saftfluss der Laubbäume. Hedwigia 33: 241-266, .
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Prototheca. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
External links
Scientific references
- PubMed references for Prototheca
- PubMed Central references for Prototheca
- Google Scholar references for Prototheca
Scientific databases
- NCBI taxonomy page for Prototheca
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Prototheca
- Search Species2000 page for Prototheca
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