Cryptomonas erosa
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| Cryptomonas erosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Pancryptista |
| Phylum: | Cryptista |
| Superclass: | Cryptomonada |
| Class: | Cryptophyceae |
| Order: | Cryptomonadales |
| Family: | Cryptomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptomonas |
| Species: | C. erosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptomonas erosa Ehrenberg 1832 | |
Cryptomonas erosa is a species of cryptomonad alga with a yellowish-brown to greenish coloration (olive). The cells of this species are oval or slightly elliptical, with a length of 13 to 45 µm, and a width of 6 to 26 µm.[1]