Choricystis

Choricystis is a genus of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae, considered a characteristic picophytoplankton in freshwater ecosystems. Choricystis, especially the type species Choricystis minor, has been proposed as an effective source of fatty acids for biofuels. Choricystis algacultures have been shown to survive on wastewater. In particular, Choricystis has been proposed as a biological water treatment system for industrial waste produced by the processing of dairy goods.

Choricystis
Choricystis krienitzii
Scientific classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Coccomyxaceae
Genus: Choricystis
(Skuja) Fott, 1976
Type species
Choricystis minor
(Skuja, 1948) Fott, 1976
Species
  • Choricystis coccoides (Rodhe & Skuja) Fott
  • Choricystis cylindracea Hindák
  • Choricystis guttula Hindák
  • Choricystis hindakii Tell
  • Choricystis komarekii Comas González
  • Choricystis krienitzii Pröschold & Darienko
  • Choricystis limnetica Pröschold & Darienko
  • Choricystis minor (Skuja) Fott
    = Choricystis parasitica (K.Brandt) Pröschold & Darienko
  • Choricystis tatrae (Hindák) Hindák

Choricystis have been found in natural bodies of water in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Antarctica. They have been observed as an endosymbiont of freshwater sponges as well as ciliates like Paramecium bursaria.

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