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We updated the RCC taxonomy based on the recent paper by Crepeault et al. In short, Pycnococcus becomes Pseudoscourfieldia and belongs to the new class of Pseudoscourfieldiophyceae. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Comparative plastome and mitogenome analyses indicate that the marine prasinophyte green algae Pycnococcus provasolii and Pseudoscourfieldia marina (Pseudoscourfieldiophyceae class nov., Chlorophyta) represent morphotypes of the same species The marine prasinophyte green algae Pycnococcus provasolii and Pseudoscourfieldia marina represent the only extant genera and known species of the Pycnococcaceae. However, their taxonomic status need... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpy.13482