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 <small>Moestrup 1984</small> [Micromonadales]
- Family Bathycoccaceae <small>Marin & Melkonian 2010</small>
- Genus Bathycoccus <small>Eikrem & Throndsen 1990</small>
- Genus Ostreococcus <small>Courties & Chrétiennot-Dinet 1995</small>
- Family Mamiellaceae <small>Moestrup 1984</small>
- Genus Mamiella <small>Moestrup 1984</small>
- Genus Mantoniella <small>Desikachary 1972</small>
- Genus Micromonas <small>Manton & Parke 1960 non Borrel 1902</small>
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