Micractinium

Micractinium
Micractinium pusillum
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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