Chlorohippotes

Chlorohippotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Chlorococcaceae
Genus: Chlorohippotes
R.H. Thompson ex R.H. Thompson et P. Timpano
Species:
C. tenax
Binomial name
Chlorohippotes tenax
R.H. Thompson ex R.H. Thompson et P. Timpano, 1984

Chlorohippotes is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorococcaceae. It contains a single species, Chlorohippotes tenax.

Chlorohippotes tenax is an obligate epiphyte on multicellular volvocalean algae, particularly Volvox and Eudorina.

References

  1. 1 2 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Chlorohippotes taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  2. 1 2 Thompson, Rufus H.; Timpano, Peter (1984). "Chlorohippotes tenax gen. et sp. nov. (Chlorophyceae)". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 87 (1/2): 36–40. doi:10.2307/3627762. JSTOR 3627762.