Bracteacoccus

Bracteacoccus is a genus of green algae, the sole genus of the family Bracteacoccaceae. It is a terrestrial alga commonly found in soils, from the tropics to the poles.

==History== Bracteacoccus was described by E. Tereg in 1922, based on the species Bracteacoccus aggregatus. The name comes from the Latin term bractea, meaning a thin metal plate, and Greek kokkos, meaning berry. Later it was synonymized with the genus Dictyococcus, until Richard C. Starr reestablished the genus.