Micractinium | |
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Micractinium pusillum | |
Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
Order: | Chlorellales |
Family: | Chlorellaceae |
Genus: | Micractinium Fresinius, 1858 |
Type species | |
Micractinium pusillum | |
Species | |
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Micractinium is a genus of green algae in the family Chlorellaceae.[1] Species of the genus Micractinium are common in freshwater habitats. A few species are found as endosymbionts of protozoa, such as Micractinium conductrix and Micractinium tetrahymenae.[2]