WoRMS taxon details
Phaeocystis Lagerheim, 1893
- Species Phaeocystis amoeboidea Büttner, 1910
- Species Phaeocystis antarctica Karsten, 1905
- Species Phaeocystis brucei Mangin, 1922
- Species Phaeocystis cordata A.Zingone & M.J.Chrétiennot-Dinet, 2000
- Species Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel, 1899
- Species Phaeocystis jahnii A.Zingone, 2000
- Species Phaeocystis pouchetii (Hariot) Lagerheim, 1896
- Species Phaeocystis rex Andersen, Bailey, Decelle & Probert, 2015
- Species Phaeocystis scrobiculata Ø.Moestrup, 1979
- Species Phaeocystis sphaeroides Büttner, 1910
- Species Phaeocystis giraudii (Derbès & Solier) De Toni, 1895 accepted as Chrysoreinhardia giraudii (Derbès & Solier) C.Billard, 2000 (synonym)
marine
Not documented
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Phaeocystis Lagerheim, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115088 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Hansson, H. G. (1991-1997). South Scandinavian Marine Protoctista. , available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/neat_pdf/NEAT*Protista.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6250 [details]Unreviewed
Ecology Massive blooms of palmelloid mucilaginous algae attributed to Phaeocystis in the southern North Sea have been recorded in recent years. Blooms off the Dutch coast may occur levels of chlorophyll as high as 50 mg m-³ /day in a 25 m water column (Gieskes & Kraay, 1977). Banks of froth on beaches from the breakdown of these blooms are a visible and olfactory nuisance. Sulphurous products from the blooms may also contribute t the fomration of acid rain (Turner et al., 1988). [details]
