| Aureococcus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Clade: | Sar | 
| Clade: | Stramenopiles | 
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta | 
| Class: | Dictyochophyceae | 
| Order: | Pelagomonadales | 
| Family: | Pelagomonadaceae | 
| Genus: | Aureococcus | 
| Species: | A. anophagefferens | 
| Binomial name | |
| Aureococcus anophagefferens Hargraves & Sieburth, 1988 | |
Aureococcus anophagefferens is a species of heterokont alga. Its cells have a single chloroplast, nucleus, and mitochondrion and an unusual exocellular polysaccharide-like layer. It causes harmful algal blooms. [1] [2] It is the only species in the genus Aureococcus.