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

Colony of cells
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-03-30

Colonial cells
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-03-30

Colonial cells
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-03-30

Colonial cells
Massachusetts Bay
Date: 1994-04-01

A small colony of cells
Massachusetts Bay
Date: 1994-04-01

Colony of cells
Massachusetts Bay
Date: 1994-04-01