''Ourococcus'' 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 ...

green algae The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ...

, in the family

Coccomyxaceae Coccomyxaceae is a family of algae, in the class Trebouxiophyceae. Members of the family Coccomyxaceae are microscopic algae found often in colonies surrounded by mucilage. Sexual reproduction has not been observed in this family. Cells multiply ...

. , although

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states that the genus is "accepted taxonomically", the type species ''Ourococcus bicaudatus'' is said to be a

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of '' Keratococcus bicaudatus'', and no species of the genus are listed as accepted.

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AlgaTerra database

Index Nominum Genericorum
Trebouxiophyceae genera Trebouxiophyceae Enigmatic algae taxa {{Green algae-stub