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iNat·196884GenusChromista6 field observations
  1. kelp, diatoms, and allies
  2. ›Ochrophyta
  3. ›Yellow-green algae
  4. ›Tribonematales
  5. ›Heteropediaceae
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Heterococcus

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.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Heterococcus unguis

speciesHeterococcus unguis

Heterococcus anguinus

speciesHeterococcus anguinus

Heterococcus akinetus

speciesHeterococcus akinetus

Heterococcus africanus

speciesHeterococcus africanus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 196884.