Prymnesium


Prymnesium is a genus of haptophytes, including the species Prymnesium parvum.
The genus is a unicellular motile alga. It is ellipsoidal in shape one flagellum is straight and there are two longer ones which enable movement.
The name Latinizes the Greek ' ‘cable ’, from ' ‘stern’, from ‘hindmost’.
Prymnesium was likely first recognized and drawn on July 1, 1920, and then officially named shortly afterwards on July 6, 1920.

Species

The taxonomy of Prymnesiales was revised in 2011. With this revision, ten additional species were added to the genus, namely P. neolepis, P. palpebrale, P. polylepis, P. kappa, P. chiton, P. minus, P. neustophilum, P. pienaarii, P. pigrum, and P. simplex.Prymnesium neolepis Prymnesium palpebrale Prymnesium polylepis Prymnesium kappa Prymnesium chiton Prymnesium minus Prymnesium neustophilum Prymnesium pienaarii Prymnesium pigrum