List of eukaryotic picoplankton species

List of eukaryotic species that belong to picoplankton, meaning one of their cell dimensions is smaller than 3 μm.

Chlorophyceae

 * Stichococcus cylindricus Butcher, 3 – 4.5 μm, brackish

Pedinophyceae

 * Marsupiomonas pelliculata Jones et al., 3 – 3 μm, brackish-marine
 * Resultor micron Moestrup, 1.5 – 2.5 μm, marine

Prasinophyceae

 * Bathycoccus prasinos Eikrem et Throndsen, 1.5 – 2.5 μm, marine
 * Crustomastix stigmatica Zingone, 3 – 5 μm, marine
 * Dolichomastix lepidota Manton, 2.5 – 2.5 μm, marine
 * Dolichomastix eurylepidea Manton, 3 μm, marine
 * Dolichomastix tenuilepis Throndsen et Zingone, 3 – 4.5 μm, marine
 * Mantoniella squamata Desikachary, 3 – 5 μm, marine
 * Micromonas pusilla Manton et Parke, 1 – 3 μm, marine
 * Ostreococcus tauri Courties et Chrétiennot-Dinet, 0.8 – 1.1 μm, marine
 * Picocystis salinarum Lewin, 2 – 3 μm, hypersaline
 * Prasinococcus capsulatus Miyashita et Chihara, 3 – 5.5 μm, marine
 * Prasinoderma coloniale Hasegawa et Chihara, 2.5 – 5.5 μm, marine
 * Pseudoscourfieldia marina Manton, 3 – 3.5 μm, marine
 * Pycnococcus provasolii Guillard, 1.5 – 4 μm, marine
 * Pyramimonas virginica Pennick, 2.7 – 3.5 μm, marine

Trebouxiophyceae

 * Chlorella nana Andreoli et al., 1.5 – 3 μm, marine
 * Picochlorum oklahomensis Henley et al., 2 – 2 μm, hypersaline
 * Picochlorum atomus Henley et al., 2 – 3 μm, brackish
 * Picochlorum eukaryotum Henley et al., 3 – 3 μm, marine
 * Picochlorum maculatus Henley et al., 3 – 3 μm, brackish

Cryptophyceae

 * Hillea marina Butcher, 1.5 – 2.5 μm, marine

Prymnesiaceae

 * Chrysochromulina tenuisquama Estep et al., 2 – 5 μm, marine
 * Chrysochromulina minor Parke et Manton, 2.5 – 7.5 μm, marine
 * Chrysochromulina apheles Moestrup et Thomsen, 3 – 4 μm, marine
 * Dicrateria inornata Parke, 3 – 5.5 μm, marine
 * Ericiolus spiculiger Thomsen, 3 – 3.8 μm, marine
 * Imantonia rotunda Reynolds, 2 – 4 μm, marine
 * Phaeocystis cordata Zingone, 3 – 4 μm, marine
 * Phaeocystis pouchetii Lagerheim, 3 – 8 μm, marine
 * Trigonaspis minutissima H.A.Thomsen, 2 – 3.6 μm, marine

Bacillariophyceae

 * Minidiscus comicus Takano, 2 – 7 μm, marine
 * Minidiscus trioculatus Hasle, 2.5 – 3.8 μm, marine
 * Minidiscus spinulosus Gao, Chang et Chin, 3 – 5 μm, marine
 * Minidiscus chilensis Rivera, 3 – 7.5 μm, marine
 * Minutocellus polymorphus Hasle, von Stosch et Syverstsen, 2 – 30 μm, marine
 * Minutocellus scriptus Hasle, von Stosch et Syverstsen, 3 – 36 μm, marine
 * Skeletonema menzelii Guillard, Carpenter et Reimann, 2 – 7 μm, marine
 * Skeletonema pseudocostatum Medlin, 2 – 9 μm, marine
 * Skeletonema japonicum Zingone et Sarno, 2 – 10 μm, marine
 * Skeletonema grethae Zingone et Sarno, 2 – 10.5 μm, marine
 * Skeletonema marinoi Sarno et Zingone, 2 – 12 μm, marine
 * Thalassiosira pseudonana Hasle et Heimdal, 2.3 – 5.5 μm, marine

Bolidophyceae

 * Bolidomonas pacifica Guillou et Chrétiennot-Dinet, 1 – 1.7 μm, marine
 * Bolidomonas mediterranea Guillou et Chrétiennot-Dinet, 1 – 1.7 μm, marine

Chrysophyceae

 * Ollicola vangoorii Conrad (Vors), 2.5 – 5 μm, marine
 * Tetraparma pelagica Booth et Marchant, 2.2 – 2.8 μm, marine
 * Tetraparma insecta Bravo-Sierra et Hernández-Becerril, 2.8 – 3.8 μm, marine
 * Triparma laevis Booth, 2.2 – 3.1 μm, marine
 * Triparma columacea Booth, 2.3 – 4.7 μm, marine
 * Triparma retinervis Booth, 2.7 – 4.5 μm, marine

Dictyochophyceae

 * Florenciella parvula Eikrem, 3 – 6 μm, marine

Eustigmatophyceae

 * Nannochloropsis granulata Karlson et Potter, 2 – 4 μm, marine
 * Nannochloropsis salina Hibberd, 3 – 4 μm, brackish
 * Nannochloropsis oceanica Suda et Miyashita, 3 – 5 μm, marine

Pelagophyceae

 * Aureococcus anophagefferens Hargraves et Sieburth, 1.5 – 2 μm, marine
 * Aureoumbra lagunensis Stockwell et al., 2.5 – 5 μm, marine
 * Pelagococcus subviridis Norris, 2.5 – 5.5 μm, marine
 * Pelagomonas calceolata Andersen et Saunders, 2 – 3 μm, marine

Pinguiophyceae

 * Pinguiochrysis pyriformis Kawachi, 1 – 3 μm, marine
 * Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus Andersen et al., 3 – 8 μm, marin

Cercomonadida

 * Massisteria marina Larsen et Patterson, 2.5 – 6.5 μm, marine

Plasmodiophorida

 * Phagomyxa odontellae Kühn, Schnepf & Bulman, 3 – 4 μm, marine

Bicosoecida

 * Caecitellus parvulus Patterson et al., 3 – 10 μm, marine
 * Pseudobodo minima Ruinen, 2 μm, marine
 * Symbiomonas scintillans Guillou et Chrétiennot-Dinet, 1.2 – 1.5 μm, marine

Chrysophyceae

 * Paraphysomonas imperforata Lucas, 1.7 – 5.1 μm, marine
 * Paraphysomonas corbidifera Pennick and Clarke, 2 – 3.25 μm, marine
 * Paraphysomonas antarctica Takahashi, 2 – 4.3 μm, marine
 * Paraphysomonas caelifrica Preisig and Hibberd, 2.5 – 5 μm, marine
 * Paraphysomonas cribosa Lucas, 3 – 4 μm, marine
 * Paraphysomonas sideriophora Thomsen, 3 – 5 μm, marine
 * Paraphysomonas capreolata Preisig and Hibberd, 3 – 6.5 μm, marine
 * Paraphysomonas gladiata Preisig and Hibberd, 3 – 8 μm, marine
 * Picophagus flagellatus Guillou et Chrétiennot-Dinet, 1.4 – 2.5 μm, marine