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Name derivation:
"Fire lens" or "Fire seed" -- Fire Pyro- lens –phacus
Classification:
Pyrophacus Stein 1883; 4 of 5 species descriptions are currently described taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013) Order Gonyaulacales; Family Pyrophacaceae
Morphology:
Photosynthetic biflagellate unicells, lenticular in shape, from 20 – 1190 µm with cellulosic plates in cell wall. More extensive description is online (Guiry and Guiry 2013).
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Habitat:
Marine plankton.
References:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 8 November 2013. Stein, F. 1883. Die naturgeschichte der arthrodelen Flagellaten. In: Der Organismus der Infusionstiere. III. Pt. 2. ( Eds), pp. 1-30. Leipzig.