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Pleurococcus
Sign in to savePleurococcus is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae that are spherical in shape with a thick cell wall to protect themselves against excessive water loss. They can be found alone or in bunches together forming a slimy layer and grow on moist, dark patches of trees, rocks and soil.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pleurococcus is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to plant, Wikidata and genus.
Vinony files it under Chaetophoraceae, Chaetophorales genera and Terrestrial algae.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
- OrderChaetophorales
- FamilyChaetophoraceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 151
- With media
- 108
- Family
- Chaetophoraceae
- Collections
- NY, US
- Recorded in
- United States, Czech Republic, Sweden, Italy, France, Czechia, Germany, Netherlands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chaetophoraceae
- Image
- Водоросли Pleurococcus.jpg
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- taxon name
- Pleurococcus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Pleurococcus
- taxon author citation
- Menegh.
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/pleurococcus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Pleurococcus is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae that are spherical in shape with a thick cell wall to protect themselves against excessive water loss. They can be found alone or in bunches together forming a slimy layer and grow on moist, dark patches of trees, rocks and soil.
The name is derived from the Greek terms πλευρά (pleurá, "side" or "rib"), and κόκκος (kókkos, "seed" or "berry"). It is sometimes also called Protococcus. Its taxonomic status needs reinvestigation, since the type species Pleurococcus vulgaris is considered a synonym of Desmococcus olivaceus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pleurococcus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.