Heterococcus

Drawings of Heterococcus marietanii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Gyrista
Subphylum:	Ochrophytina
Class:	Xanthophyceae
Order:	Tribonematales
Family:	Heteropediaceae
Genus:	Heterococcus Chodat, 1908
Species^[1]
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Heterococcus is a genus of yellow-green algae (xanthophytes) in the family Heteropediaceae.^[1] It is the only xanthophyte genus known to form lichens.^[2]

Pirula is regarded as a synonym.^[3]

Species

Heterococcus africanus
Heterococcus akinetus
Heterococcus anguinus
Heterococcus arcticus
Heterococcus botrys
Heterococcus brevicellularis
Heterococcus caespitosus
Heterococcus canadensis
Heterococcus capitatus
Heterococcus chodatii
Heterococcus clavatus
Heterococcus conicus
Heterococcus corniculatus
Heterococcus crassulus
Heterococcus curvatus
Heterococcus curvirostrus
Heterococcus dissociatus
Heterococcus endolithicus
Heterococcus erectus
Heterococcus filiformis
Heterococcus flavescens
Heterococcus fontanus
Heterococcus fuornensis
Heterococcus furcatus
Heterococcus gemmatus
Heterococcus geniculatus
Heterococcus granulatus
Heterococcus implexus
Heterococcus leptosiroides
Heterococcus longicellularis
Heterococcus mainxii
Heterococcus marietanii
Heterococcus mastigophorus
Heterococcus maximus
Heterococcus moniliformis
Heterococcus nepalensis
Heterococcus papillosus
Heterococcus plectenchymaticus
Heterococcus pleurococcoides
Heterococcus polymorphus
Heterococcus presolanensis
Heterococcus protonematoides
Heterococcus quadratus
Heterococcus ramosissimus
Heterococcus stellatus
Heterococcus stigeoclonioides
Heterococcus subterrestris
Heterococcus tectiformis
Heterococcus teleutosporoides
Heterococcus tellii
Heterococcus thermalis
Heterococcus tiroliensis
Heterococcus undulatus
Heterococcus unguis
Heterococcus vesiculosus
Heterococcus virginis
Heterococcus viridis
Heterococcus zonatus

References

^ ^a ^b Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Heterococcus taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
^ Thüs, Holger; Muggia, Lucia; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; Favero-Longo, Sergio E.; Joneson, Suzanne; O’Brien, Heath; Nelsen, Matthew P.; Duque-Thüs, Rhinaixa; Grube, Martin; Friedl, Thomas; Brodie, Juliet; Andrew, Carrie J.; Lücking, Robert; Lutzoni, François; Gueidan, Cécile (2011). "Revisiting photobiont diversity in the lichen family Verrucariaceae (Ascomycota)". European Journal of Phycology. 46 (4): 399–415. doi:10.1080/09670262.2011.629788.
^ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Pirula taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2018-04-10.