Protococcus

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + κόκκος (kókkos, “berry”)

Proper noun

Protococcus m

1. Certain unicellular terrestrial green algae, including that causing watermelon snow
   1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Protococcaceae. [from 1824]
   2. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydomonadaceae.

Usage notes

• The validity of the genus is highly uncertain.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Protococcus nivalis - type species, but now regarded as a synonym of Chlamydomonas nivalis; Protococcus caldariorum - apparently valid species; for other genera see genus detail at Protococcus at AlgaeBase

References

• “Protococcus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Protococcus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Chlamydomonas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chlamydomonas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Protococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Protococcus at AlgaeBase