type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants
A genus of organisms considered both a protozoon (Dorland, 27th ed) and an alga (Bold & Wynne, Introduction to the Algae, 2d ed, p84). It consists of solitary biflagellated organisms common in fresh water and damp soil.
