Mamiellales

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Mamiellales
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Micromonas pusilla
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Phylum: 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]

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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.


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