[alga] Desmococcus is a genus of algae, in the family Chaetophoraceae. ===Scientific references=== ===Scientific databases=== ...[insect] Desmococcus sedentarius }} The scale insect genus Desmococcus is a group in the family Pityococcidae, comprising two species from the western United States, feeding on pines. The type species is Desmococcus captivus ...