Pirsonia Schnepf, Drebes & Elbrächter, 1990
Holotype species: Pirsonia guinardiae Schnepf, Drebes & Elbrächter
Publication details: Schnepf, Drebes & Elbrächter, 1990: 292
Original publication and holotype designation: Schnepf, E., Drebes, G. & Elbrächter, M. (1990). Pirsonia guinardiae, gen. et spec. nov.: A parasitic flagellate on the marine diatom Guinardia flaccida with an unusual mode of food uptake. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen 44(2): 275-293, 47 figures.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-12-27 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Cavalier-Smith, T. (2017). Kingdom Chromista and its eight phyla: a new synthesis emphasising periplastid protein targeting, cytoskeletal and periplastid evolution, and ancient divergences. Protoplasma 255(1): 297-357, 6 figures, 1 table.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 June 2025
