Colacium

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenoidea
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
  1. "Colacium Ehrenberg, 1834". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. 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.
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