Chlorogonium

Chlorogonium is a genus of green algae in the family Haematococcaceae.[1] This alga has a notable mutualistic relationship with the American toad, allowing the tadpoles to develop faster when covered with Chlorogonium.[2]

Chlorogonium
Chlorogonium euchlorum
Scientific classification
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Haematococcaceae
Genus: Chlorogonium
Ehrenberg, 1836
Species
  • Chlorogonium capillatum
  • Chlorogonium elegans
  • Chlorogonium elongatum
  • Chlorogonium euchlorum
  • Chlorogonium fusiforme
  • Chlorogonium neglectum
  • Chlorogonium kasakii

See also
  • Oophila amblystomatis, a similar amphibian mutualistic alga

References
  1. See the NCBI webpage on Chlorogonium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Tumlison, Renn; Trauth, Stanley E. (July 2006). "A novel facultative mutualistic relationship between bufonid tadpoles and flagellated green algae" (PDF). Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 1: 51–55.
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