Pycnococcus

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Pycnococcus
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Pyramimonadophyceae
Order: Pseudoscourfieldiales
Family: Pycnococcaceae
Genus: Pycnococcus
R.R.L.Guillard
Species

Pycnococcus is a genus of green algae in the family Pycnococcaceae. [1]

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References

  1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Pycnococcus". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.