''Pseudotrochiscia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ( Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alg ...
, in the family
Chlorococcaceae
Chlorococcaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales.
List of genera
* ''Apodochloris''
* ''Bracteacoccus''
* ''Chlorococcopsis''
* ''Chlorococcum''
* ''Chlorohippotes''
* ''Chlorotetraedron''
* ''Closteridium''
* ''Cocco ...
. It contains a single species, ''Pseudotrochiscia areolata''. It has been recorded only once, from
calcareous
Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
In zoology
''Calcareous'' is used as an a ...
soil in the
Tirolean Alps.
References
External links
AlgaTerra databaseIndex Nominum Genericorum
Chlorococcaceae
Chlorococcaceae genera
Monotypic algae genera
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