Haematococcus

Haematococcus
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

Haematococcus capensis
Haematococcus carocellus
Haematococcus droebakensis
Haematococcus lacustris
Haematococcus murorum
Haematococcus pluvialis
Haematococcus thermalis
Haematococcus zimbabwiensis

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

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

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