| Picochlorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorellales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Picochlorum W.J.Henley et al., nom. illegit.[1] |
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Picochlorum is a genus of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae.[1][3] As of February 2022[update], AlgaeBase regarded the name as illegitimate.[1]
It is a native marine microalga fit for cultivation at high growth rates, showing a 2-hour multiplying time in ideal conditions.[4]
- ^ a b c d Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Picochlorum". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- ^ Krishnan, Anagha; Likhogrud, Maria; Cano, Melissa; Edmundson, Scott J; Melanson, Jenna B.; Huesemann, Michael; McGowen, John; Weissman, Joseph C.; Posewitz, Matthew C. (December 2021). "Picochlorum celeri as a model system for robust outdoor algal growth in seawater". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 11649. Bibcode:2021NatSR..1111649K. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-91106-5. PMC 8172913. PMID 34079003.
- ^ Foflonker, Fatima; Ananyev, Gennady; Qiu, Huan; Morrison, Andrenette; Palenik, Brian; Dismukes, G. Charles; Bhattacharya, Debashish (June 2016). "The unexpected extremophile: Tolerance to fluctuating salinity in the green alga Picochlorum". Algal Research. 16: 465–472. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2016.04.003.
- ^ Dahlin, Lukas R.; Gerritsen, Alida T.; Henard, Calvin A.; Van Wychen, Stefanie; Linger, Jeffrey G.; Kunde, Yuliya; Hovde, Blake T.; Starkenburg, Shawn R.; Posewitz, Matthew C.; Guarnieri, Michael T. (2019-10-23). "Development of a high-productivity, halophilic, thermotolerant microalga Picochlorum renovo". Communications Biology. 2 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 388. doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0620-2. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 6811619. PMID 31667362.