Prototheca wickerhamii

Prototheca wickerhamii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Prototheca
Species:
P. wickerhamii
Binomial name
Prototheca wickerhamii
K.Tubaki & M.Soneda

Prototheca wickerhamii is a ubiquitous green alga that does not have chlorophyll. It is widely present in the environment but is a cause of a rare opportunistic infection in humans and livestock known as protothecosis.

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