# Pycnococcus

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Genus of algae

Pycnococcus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Clade: Archaeplastida Clade: Viridiplantae Division: Chlorophyta Class: Pseudoscourfieldiophyceae Order: Pseudoscourfieldiales Family: Pycnococcaceae Genus: Pycnococcus R.R.L.Guillard Species Pycnococcus guillardii Pycnococcus provasolii

***Pycnococcus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [green algae](/source/Green_algae) in the family [Pycnococcaceae](/source/Pycnococcaceae).[1] It contains the species *[Pycnococcus provasolii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pycnococcus_provasolii&action=edit&redlink=1).*[2] This spieces is the type species (holotype) of the genus *Pycnococcus.*[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. ["Pycnococcus"](https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=44987). *[AlgaeBase](/source/AlgaeBase)*. [University of Galway](/source/University_of_Galway).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** taxonomy. ["Taxonomy browser Taxonomy Browser (Pycnococcus provasolii)"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=41880). *www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov*. Retrieved 2026-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Algae Base, Pycnococcus provasolii Guillard 1991"](https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=55527).

Taxon identifiers Pycnococcus Wikidata: Q7262912 Wikispecies: Pycnococcus AlgaeBase: 44987 CoL: 75NN EoL: 90675 GBIF: 2688091 IRMNG: 1353732 NCBI: 41879 Open Tree of Life: 300505 WoRMS: 370136

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