Domain Eukaryota Phylum Chlorophyta Order Chlorellales Rank Genus | Kingdom Viridiplantae Class Trebouxiophyceae Family Chlorellaceae | |
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Similar Prototheca, Prototheca wickerhamii, Trebouxiophyceae, Polytomella, Nephroselmis | ||
In taxonomy, Helicosporidium is a genus of green algae, specifically of the class Trebouxiophyceae. It is a parasite found in the gut of insects, and a close relative of Prototheca.
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