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]
Mamiellales | |
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Micromonas pusilla | |
Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Mamiellophyceae |
Order: | Mamiellales Moestrup 1984 |
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Taxonomy
editOrder 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
edit- ^ "Mamiellales - Overview". eol.org. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Mamiellales)". ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. The National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ 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.