Mamiellales

Order of algae

Mamiellales
Micromonas pusilla
Micromonas pusilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Mamiellophyceae
Order: Mamiellales
Moestrup 1984
Families
  • Bathycoccaceae Marin & Melkonian 2010
  • Mamiellaceae Moestrup 1984
Synonyms
  • Micromonadales

Mamiellales are an order of green algae in the class Mamiellophyceae. Their cells and flagella are covered with spiderweb-like scales of several types. Some species lack scales but possess pigments similar to those of the scale-bearing species.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy

Order Mamiellales Moestrup 1984 [Micromonadales][4]

  • Family Bathycoccaceae Marin & Melkonian 2010
    • Genus Bathycoccus Eikrem & Throndsen 1990
    • Genus Ostreococcus Courties & Chrétiennot-Dinet 1995
  • Family Mamiellaceae Moestrup 1984
    • Genus Mamiella Moestrup 1984
    • Genus Mantoniella Desikachary 1972
    • Genus Micromonas Manton & Parke 1960 non Borrel 1902

References

  1. ^ "Mamiellales - Overview". eol.org. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
  3. ^ "Taxonomy browser (Mamiellales)". ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. The National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  4. ^ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2018). "Order: Mamiellales taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 Worldwide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
Taxon identifiers
Mamiellales


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