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| Photomicrograph depicting the histopathology associated with protothecosis in a dog due to Prototheca zopfii | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorellales |
| Family: | Chlorellaceae |
| Genus: | Prototheca |
| Species: | P. zopfii
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| Prototheca zopfii W.Krüger
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Prototheca zopfii is an ubiquitous achlorophyllic (without chlorophyll) green alga.[1] It is a known cause of mastitis in cattle.
- ^ Ueno, R., Urano, N. and Suzuki, M. (2003). Microbiol. Lett., 223:275-280.