Gonium pectorale
| Gonium pectorale | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Goniaceae |
| Genus: | Gonium |
| Species: | G. pectorale |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonium pectorale | |
Gonium pectorale is a species of green algae in the family Goniaceae. It is a freshwater species with a cosmopolitan distribution.
Gonium pectorale is the type species of the genus Gonium, and is the most common species in the genus. It is a model organism for studying the evolution of multicellularity.