Picochlorum

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Picochlorum is a genus of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae.[1][3] As of February 2022, AlgaeBase regarded the name as illegitimate.[1]

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Picochlorum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Picochlorum
W.J.Henley et al., nom. illegit.[1]
Species[1]
  • Picochlorum atomus (Butcher) Henley, Hironaka, Guillou, M.Buchheim, J.Buchheim, M.Fawley & K.Fawley
  • Picochlorum maculatum (Butcher) Henley, Hironaka, Guillou, M.Buchheim, J.Buchheim, M.Fawley & K.Fawley
  • Picochlorum oklahomense Hironaka
  • Picochlorum celeri[2]
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It is a native marine microalga fit for cultivation at high growth rates, showing a 2-hour multiplying time in ideal conditions.[4]

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