Nephroselmidaceae

Nephroselmidaceae
Nephroselmis olivacea, formerly Sennia commutata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Nephrophyceae
Cavalier-Smith
Order: Nephroselmidales
Nakayama, Suda, Kawachi & Inouye
Family: Nephroselmidaceae
Skuja ex P.C.Silva
Genera

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

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.

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.