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Protococcus
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Translingual
Etymology
mul grc πρῶτος first + grc κόκκος berry
Proper noun
1 m
Certain unicellular terrestrial green algae, including that causing watermelon snow
mul archaic genus family Protococcaceae family from 1824
genus family Chlamydomonadaceae
Usage notes
The validity of the genus is highly uncertain.
Hyponyms
genus Protococcus nivalis species - type species, but now regarded as a synonym of Chlamydomonas nivalis species; Protococcus caldariorum species - apparently valid species; for other genera see genus detail at 1 113687
References
1 Chlamydomonas
1 Chlamydomonas
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1 113687