Colacium

Colacium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenoidea
Order: Euglenales
Family: Euglenaceae
Genus: Colacium
Ehrenberg, 1834

Colacium is a genus of algae belonging to the family Euglenaceae. It has two phases: a motile phase and a sessile phase, where it is usually found attached to aquatic invertebrates.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

  • Colacium arbuscula Stein, 1878
  • Colacium mucronatum Bourr. & Chadef.
  • Colacium sideropus Skuja
  • Colacium simplex Hub.-Pest.
  • Colacium steinii Kent
  • Colacium vesiculosum Ehrenberg, 1838
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