| Zoochlorella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  (obsolete) | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorellales |
| Family: | Chlorellaceae |
| Genus: | Zoochlorella K.Brandt, 1881, nom. rejic. |
Zoochlorella (pl.: zoochlorellae) is a coloquial term for any green algae that lives symbiotically within the body of an aquatic invertebrate animal or a protozoan.[1]