Colacium is a genus of algae belonging to the family Euglenaceae.[1] It has two phases: a motile phase and a sessile phase, where it is usually found attached to aquatic invertebrates.[2]
| Colacium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
| Class: | Euglenida |
| Clade: | Euglenophyceae |
| Order: | Euglenales |
| Family: | Euglenaceae |
| Genus: | Colacium Ehrenberg, 1834 |
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species:[1]
- Colacium arbuscula Stein, 1878
- Colacium mucronatum Bourr. & Chadef.
- Colacium sideropus Skuja
- Colacium simplex Hub.-Pest.
- Colacium steinii Kent
- Colacium vesiculosum Ehrenberg, 1838
References edit
- ^ a b c "Colacium Ehrenberg, 1834". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Rosowski, James R.; Kugrens, Paul (1973). "Observations on the euglenoid Colacium with special reference to the formation and morphology of attachment material". Journal of Phycology. 9 (4): 370–383. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.1973.tb04110.x. S2CID 83651870.