Pinguiococcus is a genus within Ochrophytina, a group of algae that also includes brown algae (seaweeds) and diatoms. The genus includes a single species, Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus, which was first described in 2002.[1][2]
References
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. “Pinguiococcus“. AlgaeBase. University of Galway.
- ^ Andersen, Robert A.; Potter, Daniel; Craig Bailey, J. (2002-03-01). “Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae), a new marine coccoid alga”. Phycological Research. 50 (1): 57–65. doi:10.1046/j.1440-1835.2002.00257.x. ISSN 1322-0829.