Isochrysis is a genus of haptophytes.[1][2] Until recently this genus was also thought to contain the 'T-iso' algae frequently used in aquaculture; that species has been reclassified as Tisochrysis lutea.[3]
| Isochrysis | |
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| Isochrysis galbana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Phylum: | Haptista |
| Subphylum: | Haptophytina |
| Class: | Coccolithophyceae |
| Order: | Isochrysidales |
| Family: | Isochrysidaceae |
| Genus: | Isochrysis Parke, 1949 |
Species edit
There are six species:[1]
- Isochrysis galbana
- Isochrysis litoralis
- Isochrysis maritima
- Isochrysis nuda
- Isochrysis santou – uncertain taxonomic status
- Isochrysis zhanjiangensis
References edit
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Isochrysis". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Guiry MD, Guiry GM, eds. (2024). "Isochrysis Parke, 1949". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Bendif, El Mahdi; Probert, Ian; Schroeder, Declan C.; de Vargas, Colomban (December 2013). "On the description of Tisochrysis lutea gen. nov. sp. nov. and Isochrysis nuda sp. nov. in the Isochrysidales, and the transfer of Dicrateria to the Prymnesiales (Haptophyta)". Journal of Applied Phycology. 25 (6): 1763–1776. doi:10.1007/s10811-013-0037-0.
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