Chlorohippotes
Genus of algae
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Chlorohippotes is a genus of green algae, in the family Chlorococcaceae.[1] It contains a single species, Chlorohippotes tenax.[2]
| Chlorohippotes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| 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[1] | |
Chlorohippotes tenax is an obligate epiphyte on multicellular volvocalean algae, particularly Volvox and Eudorina.[2]
