Picophagea, also known as Synchromophyceae, is a class of photosynthetic heterokonts. The chloroplast of the Synchromophyceae are surrounded by two membranes and arranged in a way where they share the outer pair of membranes. The entire chloroplast complex is surrounded by an additional two outer membranes.

Taxonomy

According to AlgaeBase, the class contains only two genera: * Class Picophagea Synchromophyceae ** Order Synchromales Horn & Ehlers 2007 *** Family Synchromaceae Schnetter & Ehlers 2007 **** Genus '' Synchroma'' Schnetter 2007 ** Order Chlamydomyxales *** Family Chlamydomyxaceae **** Genus '' Chlamydomyxa'' Archer 1875 However, the latest revision recognizes an additional four genera: '' Chrysopodocystis'', '' Guanochroma'', '' Leukarachnion'' and '' Picophagus''.

References

Ochrophyta Heterokont classes {{Heterokont-stub