Picocystis

Picocystis
Scientific classification
(unranked):Viridiplantae
Class:Picocystophyceae
Eikrem & Lopes dos Santos
Order:Picocystales
Eikrem & Lopes dos Santos
Family:Picocystaceae
Eikrem & Lopes dos Santos
Genus:Picocystis
R.A.Lewin 2001 emend. Eikrem & Lopes dos Santos 2017
Species: P. salinarum
Binomial name
Picocystis salinarum
R.A.Lewin 2001

Picocystis is a monotypic genus of green algae, the sole species is Picocystis salinarum.[1] It is placed within its own class, Picocystophyceae in the division Chlorophyta.[2]

References

  1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Picocystis". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
  2. Lopes dos Santos, Adriana; Pollina, Thibaut; Gourvil, Priscillia; Corre, Erwan; Marie, Dominique S.; Garrido, José Luis; Rodríguez, Francisco; Noël, Mary-Hélène; Vaulot, Daniel; Eikrem, Wenche (2017). "Chloropicophyceae, a new class of picophytoplanktonic prasinophytes". Scientific Reports. 7. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12412-5.
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