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Prototheca
Sign in to savePrototheca is a genus of algae in the family Chlorellaceae. While this genus is a member of the green algae, all Prototheca no longer have chloroplasts and therefore their photosynthetic ability. Some species can cause protothecosis in humans and various vertebrates.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 18 inbound references to Prototheca, and connects out to chloroplast, Germany and plant.
It is catalogued under topics including Chlorellaceae, Plants described in 1894 and Trebouxiophyceae genera.
Vinony links it to 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Genus
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassTrebouxiophyceae
- OrderChlorellales
- FamilyChlorellaceae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Chlorellaceae
- Collections
- US, UFPE, NY, NHMUK, UM-RSMAS, UTEX
- Recorded in
- Netherlands, ItáLia, Peru, United States
Research
760 papers- Emergence of Fungal-Like Organisms: Prototheca.Mycopathologia · 2020
- Now for something completely different: Prototheca, pathogenic algae.PLoS pathogens · 2021
- Disseminated Protothecosis Due to Prototheca zopfii and Literature Review.The American Journal of dermatopathology · 2023
- Prototheca Infection: A Descriptive Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023
- Prototheca ecology.Mycopathologia · 1983
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chlorellaceae
- Image
- Prototheca wickerhamii.gif
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Prototheca
- Commons category
- Prototheca
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