WoRMS taxon details
Phaeocystis Lagerheim, 1893
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 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)
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 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)
marine
Not documented
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2023). 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 2023-09-29
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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]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2023). 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]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2023). 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]




From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250 [details]From other sources
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]