Phaeocystis pouchetii (Hariot) Lagerh.

A Haptophyte

Synonyms: Tetraspora pouchetii

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Protoctist

Sublevel 1: Haptista

Sublevel 2: Haptophytes

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Division: Haptophyta

Class: Coccolithophyceae

Order: Phaeocystales

Family: Phaeocystaceae

Genus: Phaeocystis

Species: Phaeocystis pouchetii

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists. The federal government and New England states do not evaluate protoctists for rarity.

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Phaeocystis pouchetii

Phaeocystis pouchetii

Colony of cells

Essex County, MA

Date: 2007-03-30

Phaeocystis pouchetii

Colonial cells

Essex County, MA

Date: 2007-03-30

Phaeocystis pouchetii

Colonial cells

Essex County, MA

Date: 2007-03-30

Phaeocystis pouchetii

Colonial cells

Massachusetts Bay

Date: 1994-04-01

Phaeocystis pouchetii

A small colony of cells

Massachusetts Bay

Date: 1994-04-01

Phaeocystis pouchetii

Colony of cells

Massachusetts Bay

Date: 1994-04-01