''Sykidion'' 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 ...
of
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 ...
.
''Pseudoneochloris'' is a synonym of this genus.
, ''Sykidion'' was the only genus in the family Sykidiacaeae,
which was the only family in the order Sykidiales.
Species
,
AlgaeBase
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History
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accepted the following species:
[
*'' Sykidion droebakense'' Wille
*'' Sykidion dyeri'' E.P.Wright
*'' Sykidion gomphonematis'' K.I.Meyer
*'' Sykidion marinum'' (Shin Watanabe & al.) Darienko & al., syn. ''Pseudoneochloris marina'']
References
Ulvophyceae genera
Ulvophyceae
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