Pirsonia


Pirsonia is a non-photosynthetic genus of heterokonts. It comprises the entirety of the family Pirsoniaceae, order Pirsoniales and class Pirsonea in the subphylum Bigyromonada, phylum Gyrista.

Taxonomy

  • Class Pirsonea Cavalier-Smith 2018
  • * Order Pirsoniales Cavalier-Smith 1998
  • ** Family Pirsoniaceae Cavalier-Smith 1998
  • *** Pirsonia Schnepf, Debres & Elbrachter 1990
  • **** P. diadema Kühn 1996
  • **** P. eucampiae Kühn 1996
  • **** P. formosa Kühn 1996
  • **** P. guinardie Schnepf, Debres & Elbrachter 1990
  • **** P. mucosa Kühn 1996
  • **** P. punctigerae
  • **** P. verrucosa Kühn 1996