Desmodesmus

Desmodesmus

Desmodesmus armatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Viridiplantae
Phylum:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Sphaeropleales
Family:	Scenedesmaceae
Genus:	Desmodesmus
Species
D. communis D. costato-granulatus D. bicellularis D. serratus D. denticulatus D. lefevrei D. arthrodesmiformis D. sp. Hegewald 1987-51 D. subspicatus D. hystrix D. opoliensis D. pannonicus D. perforatus D. pirkollei D. sp. CL1 D. maximus D. tropicus D. komarekii D. multivariabilis D. pleiomorphus D. fennicus D. armatus D. sp. Tow8/18P-4W D. sp. WTwin8/18P-2d D. sp. Tow8/18P-14W D. sp. NDem6/3P-3d D. sp. Tow6/16T-10W D. sp. Tow8/18T-5W D. sp. Tow8/18T-23W D. sp. Tow8/18P-3W D. sp. Itas6/3T-2d D. sp. Tow6/16T-16W D. sp. NDem9/21T-10W D. sp. Tow6/3T-11d D. sp. Tow6/16T-8W D. sp. Tow8/18P-1d D. sp. Tow8/18P-13W D. sp. Tow8/18P-25W D. sp. Tow8/18T-25W D. sp. Tow6/16T-31W D. asymmetricus D. sp. Mary6/3T-2d D. sp. Tow10/11T-2W D. sp. Tow6/16T-17W D. sp. Tow8/18T-10W D. sp. Tow10/11T-12W D. sp. Tow6/16T-35W D. sp. Tow10/11T-1W D. sp. Tow10/11T-17W D. sp. Tow6/16T-9W D. sp. Tow6/16T-15W D. sp. Tow10/11T-8W D. cuneatus D. sp. Tow6/16T-26W D. sp. Tow10/11T-3W D. sp. Tow10/11T-6W D. sp. Itas2/24S-1d D. sp. Itas6/3T-2W D. sp. Itas8/18S-6d D. sp. Tow6/16T-32W

In taxonomy, Desmodesmus is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Scenedesmaceae.^[1] It is the only chlorophyll-containing organism known to have caused human infections in immunocompetent individuals. All known cases involved open injuries occurring in fresh water.^[2]

References

↑ See the NCBI webpage on Desmodesmus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
↑ http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1401816

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