Chlorogonium
| Chlorogonium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Haematococcaceae |
| Genus: | Chlorogonium Ehrenberg, 1836 |
| Species | |
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In taxonomy, Chlorogonium is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Haematococcaceae.[1] This alga has a notable mutualistic relationship with the American toad, allowing the tadpoles to develop faster when covered with Chlorogonium.
See also
- Oophila amblystomatis, a similar amphibian mutualistic alga
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Chlorogonium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
External links
Scientific references
- PubMed references for Chlorogonium
- PubMed Central references for Chlorogonium
- Google Scholar references for Chlorogonium
Scientific databases
- NCBI taxonomy page for Chlorogonium
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Chlorogonium
- Search Species2000 page for Chlorogonium
- Chlorogonium at the Encyclopedia of Life
- AlgaeBase
- AlgaTerra database
- Index Nominum Genericorum
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