Prototheca

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Prototheca
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Prototheca
Species
  • P. wickerhamii
  • P. zopfii
  • P. moriformis
  • P. ulmea
  • P. stagnora
  • P. blaschkeae

In taxonomy, Prototheca is a genus of algae, specifically of the Chlorellaceae.[1] Some species can cause the disease protothecosis.

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