Pinguiococcus

{{Short description|Genus of algae}}

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| genus = Pinguiococcus

| parent_authority = R.A.Andersen, D.Potter, D.& J.C.Bailey

| species = pyrenoidosus

| authority = R.A.Andersen, D.Potter, D.& J.C.Bailey

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Pinguiococcus is a genus within Ochrophytina, a group of algae that also includes brown algae (seaweeds) and diatoms. The genus includes a single species, Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus, which was first described in 2002.{{AlgaeBase genus|name=Pinguiococcus|id=47142}}{{Cite journal |last=Andersen |first=Robert A. |last2=Potter |first2=Daniel |last3=Craig Bailey |first3=J. |date=2002-03-01 |title=Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae), a new marine coccoid alga |url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1046/j.1440-1835.2002.00257.x |journal=Phycological Research |language=en |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=57–65 |doi=10.1046/j.1440-1835.2002.00257.x |issn=1322-0829|url-access=subscription }}