Nephroselmis

Nephroselmis is a genus of green algae. It has been placed in the family Nephroselmidaceae,[1] although a 2009 study suggests that it should be separated into its own class, Nephroselmidophyceae.[2] One species can be an endosymbiont of Hatena arenicola.

Nephroselmis
Scientific classification
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Nephrophyceae
Order: Nephroselmidales
Family: Nephroselmidaceae
Genus: Nephroselmis
Stein
Species
  • Nephroselmis astigmatica
  • Nephroselmis intermedia
  • Nephroselmis minuta
  • Nephroselmis olivacea
  • Nephroselmis pyriformis
  • Nephroselmis rotunda
  • Nephroselmis spinosa
  • Nephroselmis viridis

References
  1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Nephroselmis". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
  2. Becker, B. & Marin, B. (2009), "Streptophyte algae and the origin of embryophytes", Annals of Botany, 103 (7): 999–1004, doi:10.1093/aob/mcp044, PMC 2707909, PMID 19273476


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