Trichophilus

Trichophilus
Trichophilus welckeri
Scientific classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: incertae sedis
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Trichophilus
Weber-van Bosse, 1887
Type species
Trichophilus welckeri
Species
  • Trichophilus neniae
  • Trichophilus welckeri

Trichophilus is a genus of green algae. Trichophilus welckeri is found growing in the fur of certain sloth species and is believed to provide them with camouflage.