''Pirsonia'' is a non
photosynthetic
Photosynthesis ( ) is a Biological system, system of biological processes by which Photoautotrophism, photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical ener ...
genus of
heterokont
The stramenopiles, also called heterokonts, are protists distinguished by the presence of stiff tripartite external hairs. In most species, the hairs are attached to flagella, in some they are attached to other areas of the cellular surface, an ...
s.
It comprises the entirety of the family Pirsoniaceae, order Pirsoniida and class Pirsonea in the subphylum
Bigyromonada, phylum
Gyrista.
Taxonomy
* Class Pirsonea
Cavalier-Smith 2017** Order Pirsoniales
Cavalier-Smith 1998 irsoniida Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2006*** Family Pirsoniaceae
Cavalier-Smith 1998
**** ''Pirsonia''
Schnepf, Debres & Elbrachter 1990
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P. diadema''
Kühn 1996
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P. eucampiae''
Kühn 1996
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P. formosa''
Kühn 1996
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P. guinardie''
Schnepf, Debres & Elbrachter 1990
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P. mucosa''
Kühn 1996
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P. punctigerae''
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P. verrucosa''
Kühn 1996
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q23070008
Stramenopile genera
Heterokonts