Asterococcus | |
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Asterococcus superbus | |
Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
Family: | Palmellopsidaceae |
Genus: | Asterococcus Scherffel[1] |
Species | |
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Asterococcus is a genus of green algae in the order Chlamydomonadales.[1] It is planktonic in freshwater ponds and lakes, or benthic within mires and swamps. It is a common and widespread genus, but is rarely abundant.[2]