Pleurochrysis (chromalveolate)

Pleurochrysis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Haptophyta
Class: Prymnesiophyceae
Order: Coccolithales
Family: Pleurochrysidaceae
Genus: Pleurochrysis
Pringsheim [1955]
Type species
Pleurochrysis scherffelii
Pringsheim

Pleurochrysis is a haptophyte genus. It includes the species Pleurochrysis carterae, Pleurochrysis dentata, Pleurochrysis elongata, Pleurochrysis gayraliae, Pleurochrysis haptonemofera, Pleurochrysis placolithoides, Pleurochrysis pseudoroscoffensis, Pleurochrysis roscoffensis and Pleurochrysis scherffelii.[1]

References

  1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "'Pleurochrysis'". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.