Chlorellaceae

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Chlorellaceae
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Chlorella vulgaris
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Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Brunnthaler
Genera [1]

Chlorellaceae are a family of green algae in the order Chlorellales. [2]

This genus includes some important emerging pathogens of humans and farm animals, such as Prototheca zopfii .

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References

  1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chlorellaceae". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  2. See the NCBI webpage on Chlorellaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.