genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ( Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alg ...
in the
Chlorellaceae
Chlorellaceae are a family of green algae in the order Chlorellales.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Chlorellaceae Data extracted from the
This genus includes some important emerging pathogens of humans and farm animals, such as ''Prototheca zopfii ...