Pycnococcaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Pyramimonadophyceae |
Order: | Pseudoscourfieldiales |
Family: | Pycnococcaceae R.R.L.Guillard |
Genera | |
Pycnococcaceae is a family of green algae in the order Pseudoscourfieldiales.[1] The defining features of this family include the single invagination of the pyrenoid where the mitochondrial membrane fits into it [2] and the "decapore" - a ring of 10 pores through the thick cell wall.[3]