Haematococcus
| Haematococcus | |
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| Two individuals of an unidentified Haematococcus species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Haematococcaceae |
| Genus: | Haematococcus Wille in Warming, 1884 |
| Species | |
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Haematococcus capensis | |
Drawing of Haematococcus pluvialis[1]
Haematococcus is a genus of algae, specifically of the Haematococcaceae. Members of this group are the common cause for the pink color found in birdbaths.[2]
References
- ↑ Frank Shipley Collins. The Green Algae of North America, Volume II of Tufts College Studies, Published by Tufts College, 1909, pp 79-480. From Plate II.
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Haematococcus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
Further reading
Scientific journals
- Nozaki H, Onishi K, Morita E (2002). "Differences in pyrenoid morphology are correlated with differences in the rbcL genes of members of the Chloromonas lineage (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae)". J Mol Evol. 55 (4): 414–430. doi:10.1007/s00239-002-2338-9. PMID 12355262.
- Gutman, J., Zarka, A and Boussiba, S. 2009. The host-range of Paraphysoderma sedebokerensis, a chytrid that infects Haematococcus pluvialis. Eur. J. Phycol. 44: 509 - 514.
External links
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Scientific references
- PubMed references for Haematococcus
- PubMed Central references for Haematococcus
- Google Scholar references for Haematococcus
- Haematococcus, common inhabitant of bird baths
Scientific databases
- NCBI taxonomy page for Haematococcus
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Haematococcus
- Search Species2000 page for Haematococcus