Schizochytrium
| Schizochytrium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Bigyra |
| Class: | Labyrinthulea |
| Order: | Thraustochytrida |
| Family: | Thraustochytriidae |
| Genus: | Schizochytrium S. Goldst. & Belsky emend. T. Booth & C. E. Mill. |
| Species | |
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S. aggregatum | |
Schizochytrium is a genus of unicellular eukaryote in the family Thraustochytriaceae, which are found in coastal marine habitats. They are assigned to the Stramenopiles (heterokonts), a group which also contains kelp and various microalgae.