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Botryococcus
Genus

Full scientific name1

Botryococcus Kützing, 1849

Currently classified as a weed
No

This genus is in the family:

Botryococcaceae
Family

The genus Botryococcus includes:

Botryococcus protuberans
Species
  1. Botryococcus also includes weed records for the related species Botryococcus Kützing.
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