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] 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
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