Colacium

Colacium
Colacium vesiculosum, attached to a rotifer
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Discoba
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenida
Clade: Euglenophyceae
Order: Euglenales
Family: Euglenaceae
Genus: Colacium
Ehrenberg, 1834
Type species
Colacium vesiculosum
Ehrenberg

Colacium is a genus of algae belonging to the family Euglenaceae. It has two phases: a motile phase and a sessile phase, where it is found attached to other freshwater organisms.

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.