Bathycoccus Explained

Bathycoccus is a genus of green algae in the order Mamiellales.^[1] It typically resides in oceanic waters, specifically coastal waters. The Bathycoccus algae initially was isolated at 100m from the deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) in the Mediterranean Sea. It has since been found to be widespread across the ocean, in particularly nutrient rich waters.^[2]

Notes and References

1. See the NCBI webpage on Bathycoccus. Data extracted from the Web site: NCBI taxonomy resources . 2007-03-19 . National Center for Biotechnology Information.
2. Vannier T, Leconte J, Seeleuthner Y, Mondy S, Pelletier E, Aury JM, de Vargas C, Sieracki M, Iudicone D, Vaulot D, Wincker P, Jaillon O . Survey of the green picoalga Bathycoccus genomes in the global ocean . Scientific Reports . 6 . 1 . 37900 . November 2016 . 27901108 . 5128809 . 10.1038/srep37900 . 2016NatSR...637900V .