Picochlorum

Picochlorum is a genus of green algae in the class Trebouxiophyceae.^[1][3] As of February 2022^[update], AlgaeBase regarded the name as illegitimate.^[1]

Picochlorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Trebouxiophyceae
Order:	Chlorellales
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Picochlorum W.J.Henley et al., nom. illegit.[1]
Species[1]
Picochlorum atomus (Butcher) Henley, Hironaka, Guillou, M.Buchheim, J.Buchheim, M.Fawley & K.Fawley Picochlorum maculatum (Butcher) Henley, Hironaka, Guillou, M.Buchheim, J.Buchheim, M.Fawley & K.Fawley Picochlorum oklahomense Hironaka Picochlorum celeri[2]

It is a native marine microalga fit for cultivation at high growth rates, showing a 2-hour multiplying time in ideal conditions.^[4]