Monomastix

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Monomastix
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Mamiellophyceae
Order: Monomastigales
Norris ex Melkonian & Marin 2010
Family: Monomastigaceae
Huber-Pestalozzi ex Marin & Melkonian 2010
Genus: Monomastix
Scherffel 1912
Type species
Monomastix opisthostigma
Scherffel 1912
Species

Monomastix is a genus of green algae in the class Mamiellophyceae. [1] It is the only genus in the family Monomastigaceae, which in turn is the only family in the order Monomastigales. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Monomastix. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ↑ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2018). "Class: Mamiellophyceae taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 Worldwide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2018-01-09.


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