Colacium Explained

Colacium is a genus of algae belonging to the family Euglenaceae.^[1] It has two phases: a motile phase and a sessile phase, where it is usually found attached to aquatic invertebrates.^[2]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Colacium arbuscula
• Colacium mucronatum
• Colacium sideropus
• Colacium simplex
• Colacium steinii
• Colacium vesiculosum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colacium Ehrenberg, 1834 . www.gbif.org . 17 April 2021 . en.
2. 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1973.tb04110.x . Observations on the euglenoid Colacium with special reference to the formation and morphology of attachment material . 1973 . Rosowski . James R. . Kugrens . Paul . Journal of Phycology . 9 . 4 . 370–383 . 83651870 .