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Helicosporidium

Helicosporidium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Helicosporidium
Keilin, 1921
Species

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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