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Pycnococcus

Pycnococcus is a genus of green algae in the family Pycnococcaceae. It contains the species Pycnococcus provasolii. This spieces is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pycnococcus.

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Pycnococcus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Pseudoscourfieldiophyceae
Order: Pseudoscourfieldiales
Family: Pycnococcaceae
Genus: Pycnococcus
R.R.L.Guillard
Species
  • Pycnococcus guillardii
  • Pycnococcus provasolii

Pycnococcus is a genus of green algae in the family Pycnococcaceae.1 It contains the species Pycnococcus provasolii.2 This spieces is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pycnococcus.3

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  1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Pycnococcus". AlgaeBase. University of Galway.
  2. taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser Taxonomy Browser (Pycnococcus provasolii)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  3. "Algae Base, Pycnococcus provasolii Guillard 1991".