''Heterococcus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
yellow-green algae
Yellow-green algae or the Xanthophyceae (xanthophytes) are an important group of heterokont algae. Most live in fresh water, but some are found in marine and soil habitats. They vary from single-celled flagellates to simple colonial and filamento ...
(xanthophytes) in the family
Heteropediaceae.
It is the only xanthophyte genus known to form
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
s.
''Pirula'' is regarded as a
synonym
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.
Species
* ''
Heterococcus africanus''
* ''
Heterococcus akinetus''
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Heterococcus anguinus''
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Heterococcus arcticus''
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Heterococcus botrys''
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Heterococcus brevicellularis''
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Heterococcus caespitosus''
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Heterococcus canadensis''
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Heterococcus capitatus''
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Heterococcus chodatii''
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Heterococcus clavatus
''Heterococcus'' is a genus of yellow-green algae (xanthophytes) in the family Heteropediaceae. It is the only xanthophyte genus known to form lichens.
''Pirula'' is regarded as a synonym (taxonomy), synonym.
Species
* ''Heterococcus africanus ...
''
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Heterococcus conicus''
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Heterococcus corniculatus''
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Heterococcus crassulus''
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Heterococcus curvatus''
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Heterococcus curvirostrus''
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Heterococcus dissociatus''
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Heterococcus endolithicus''
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Heterococcus erectus''
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Heterococcus filiformis''
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Heterococcus flavescens''
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Heterococcus fontanus''
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Heterococcus fuornensis''
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Heterococcus furcatus''
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Heterococcus gemmatus''
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Heterococcus geniculatus''
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Heterococcus granulatus''
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Heterococcus implexus''
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Heterococcus leptosiroides''
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Heterococcus longicellularis''
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Heterococcus mainxii''
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Heterococcus marietanii''
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Heterococcus mastigophorus''
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Heterococcus maximus''
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Heterococcus moniliformis''
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Heterococcus nepalensis''
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Heterococcus papillosus''
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Heterococcus plectenchymaticus''
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Heterococcus pleurococcoides''
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Heterococcus polymorphus''
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Heterococcus presolanensis''
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Heterococcus protonematoides''
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Heterococcus quadratus''
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Heterococcus ramosissimus''
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Heterococcus stellatus''
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Heterococcus stigeoclonioides''
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Heterococcus subterrestris''
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Heterococcus tectiformis''
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Heterococcus teleutosporoides''
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Heterococcus tellii''
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Heterococcus thermalis''
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Heterococcus tiroliensis''
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Heterococcus undulatus''
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Heterococcus unguis''
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Heterococcus vesiculosus''
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Heterococcus virginis''
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Heterococcus viridis''
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Heterococcus zonatus''
References
Xanthophyceae
Ochrophyte genera
Taxa described in 1908
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