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Phaeocystis Lagerheim, 1893

AphiaID

115088 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115088)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Phaeocystaceae Lagerheim, 1896

Direct children (11)

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Species Phaeocystis amoeboidea Büttner, 1910
Species Phaeocystis antarctica Karsten, 1905
Species Phaeocystis brucei Mangin, 1922
Species Phaeocystis cordata A.Zingone & M.J.Chrétiennot-Dinet, 2000
Species Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel, 1899
Species Phaeocystis jahnii A.Zingone, 2000
Species Phaeocystis pouchetii (Hariot) Lagerheim, 1896
Species Phaeocystis rex Andersen, Bailey, Decelle & Probert, 2015
Species Phaeocystis scrobiculata Ø.Moestrup, 1979
Species Phaeocystis sphaeroides Büttner, 1910
Species Phaeocystis giraudii (Derbès & Solier) De Toni, 1895 accepted as Chrysoreinhardia giraudii (Derbès & Solier) C.Billard, 2000 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Phaeocystis Lagerheim, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115088 on 2026-08-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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db_admin

2011-06-08 05:39:06Z

checked

Guiry, Michael D.

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Nomenclature

basis of record Hansson, H. G. (1991-1997). South Scandinavian Marine Protoctista. , available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/neat_pdf/NEAT*Protista.pdf [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Rojas de Mendiola, B. (1981). Seasonal phytoplankton distribution along the Peruvian coast. In F. A. Richards (Ed.). <em>Coastal upwelling.</em> (Coastal and Estuarine Science, Vol. 1, pp. 348–356). American Geophysical Union., available online at https://doi.org/10.1029/co001p0348 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250 [details]

Unreviewed

Ecology Massive blooms of palmelloid mucilaginous algae attributed to Phaeocystis in the southern North Sea have been recorded in recent years. Blooms off the Dutch coast may occur levels of chlorophyll as high as 50 mg m-³ /day in a 25 m water column (Gieskes & Kraay, 1977). Banks of froth on beaches from the breakdown of these blooms are a visible and olfactory nuisance. Sulphurous products from the blooms may also contribute t the fomration of acid rain (Turner et al., 1988). [details]

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