''Pseudotrochiscia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

green algae The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ...

, in the family

Chlorococcaceae Chlorococcaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlamydomonadales. They are mostly soil-dwelling algae. Many members of this group produce lipids and secondary carotenoids. The Chlorococcaceae consists mostly of coccoid (single, nonmoti ...

. 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 (mineral), lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of Science, scientific disciplines. In zoology ''Calcare ...

soil in the Tirolean Alps.

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AlgaTerra database

Index Nominum Genericorum
Chlorococcaceae Chlorococcaceae genera Monotypic algae genera {{Chlorophyceae-stub