Mamiellales
| Mamiellales | |
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| Micromonas pusilla | |
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Mamiellophyceae |
| Order: |
Mamiellales Moestrup 1984 |
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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.
Taxonomy
Order Mamiellales Moestrup 1984 [Micromonadales]
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Family Bathycoccaceae Marin & Melkonian 2010
- Genus Bathycoccus Eikrem & Throndsen 1990
- Genus Ostreococcus Courties & Chrétiennot-Dinet 1995
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Family Mamiellaceae Moestrup 1984
- Genus Mamiella Moestrup 1984
- Genus Mantoniella Desikachary 1972
- Genus Micromonas Manton & Parke 1960 non Borrel 1902