Mamiellales

Mamiellales
Micromonas pusilla
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Mamiellophyceae
Order:	Mamiellales Moestrup 1984
Families
Bathycoccaceae Marin & Melkonian 2010 Mamiellaceae Moestrup 1984
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 Mamiellales Moestrup 1984 [Micromonadales][4]

• Family Bathycoccaceae Marin & Melkonian 2010
  • Genus Bathycoccus Eikrem & Throndsen 1990
  • Genus Ostreococcus Courties & Chrétiennot-Dinet 1995
• Family Mamiellaceae Moestrup 1984
  • Genus Mamiella Moestrup 1984
  • Genus Mantoniella Desikachary 1972
  • Genus Micromonas Manton & Parke 1960 non Borrel 1902

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.