Mamiellales

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Mamiellales
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Micromonas pusilla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Mamiellophyceae
Order: Mamiellales
Moestrup 1984
Families
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 MamiellalesMoestrup 1984 [Micromonadales] [4]

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.