Prasinococcus

Prasinococcus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Prasinodermophyta
Class: Palmophyllophyceae
Order: Prasinococcales
Family: Prasinococcaceae
Genus: Prasinococcus
Miyashita & Chihara 1993[1]
Species:
P. capsulatus
Binomial name
Prasinococcus capsulatus
Miyashita & Chihara 1993[1]

Prasinococcus is a monotypic genus of green algae, containing the only species Prasinococcus capsulatus, in the monotypic family Prasinococcaceae.[2] This unicellular algal species was discovered in 1990 in the West Pacific Ocean and has characteristic reproduction methods as well as an interesting and potentially exploitable morphology. This is the only species in the genus, though various strains exist, for example URI 266G is the Atlantic clone.[3]

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  2. ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Prasinococcaceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
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