Chrysococcus elegans

{{Short description|Species of alga}}

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| genus = Chrysococcus

| species = elegans

| authority = (Doflein) Bourrelly 1957Bourrelly, P. (1957). Recherches sur les Chrysophycées. Morphologie, phylogénie, systématique. Revue Algologique: Mémoire Hors-Série 1, page 256

| synonyms = Chrysococcocystis elegans Doflein

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Chrysococcus elegans is a species of golden algae in the family Dinobryaceae.{{Cite web|url=http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=yb0099ed153d7844e|title=Chrysococcus elegans (Doflein) Bourrelly :: Algaebase|website=www.algaebase.org|access-date=2016-10-11}} It is a freshwater species found in North America, specifically the Northwest Territories in Canada.