Nephroselmidaceae

Nephroselmidaceae
Nephroselmis olivacea, formerly Sennia commutata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Nephrophyceae
Cavalier-Smith
Order: Nephroselmidales
Nakayama, Suda, Kawachi & Inouye
Family: Nephroselmidaceae
Skuja ex P.C.Silva
Genera
  • Anticomonas
  • Argillamonas
  • Bipedinomonas
  • Fluitomonas
  • Hiemalomonas
  • Myochloris
  • Nephroselmis
  • Prototractomonas
  • Pseudopedinomonas
  • Sennia
  • Sinamonas

Nephroselmidaceae is a family of green algae, the only family in the order Nephroselmidales and the class Nephrophyceae within the division Chlorophyta.[1]

Nephroselmidaceae consists of unicelullar organisms with two unequal flagella. The cell is covered with a periplast of scales. One or multiple chloroplasts are present in each cell.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Nephroselmidaceae". AlgaeBase. University of Galway.
  2. ↑ Iyengar, M. O. P.; Desikachary, T. V. (1981). Volvocales. New Delhi: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. p. 532.
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