Protococcus
Translingual
editEtymology
editAncient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + κόκκος (kókkos, “berry”)
Proper noun
editProtococcus m
- Certain unicellular terrestrial green algae, including that causing watermelon snow
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Protococcaceae. [from 1824]
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydomonadaceae.
Usage notes
edit- The validity of the genus is highly uncertain.
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Protococcus nivalis - type species, but now regarded as a synonym of Chlamydomonas nivalis; Protococcus caldariorum - apparently valid species; for other genera see genus detail at Protococcus at AlgaeBase
References
edit- “Protococcus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Protococcus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Chlamydomonas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chlamydomonas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Protococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Protococcus at AlgaeBase