Schizochytrium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Bigyra |
Class: | Labyrinthulea |
Order: | Thraustochytrida |
Family: | Thraustochytriidae |
Genus: | Schizochytrium S. Goldst. & Belsky emend. T. Booth & C. E. Mill. [1] |
Species | |
Schizochytrium is a genus of unicellular eukaryote in the family Thraustochytriaceae, which are found in coastal marine habitats. They are assigned to the Stramenopiles (heterokonts), a group which also contains kelp and various microalgae.