| Palmophyllaceae | |
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| Palmophyllum crassum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Prasinodermophyta |
| Class: | Palmophyllophyceae |
| Order: | Palmophyllales |
| Family: | Palmophyllaceae Zechman et al., 2010 |
| Genera | |
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The Palmophyllales are a deep-branching order of thalloid green alga, containing the single family Palmophyllaceae. They possibly form a sister group to the Chlorophyta. They survive today in deep waters, and can be found at 210 meters below the surface, where predation pressure is reduced. [1] The group contains the genera Palmophyllum , Verdigellas and Palmoclathrus . [2] The morphology of Palmophyllales is unusual in that they are composed of cells in a gelatinous matrix, so they are multicellular, but not in a conventional way. [3]
