Chlorococcales is a formerly recognized
order
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of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga ...
in the
class
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Chlorophyceae
The Chlorophyceae are one of the classes of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology. They are usually green due to the dominance of pigments chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. The chloroplast may be discoid, ...
. , the type family
Chlorococcaceae was placed in the order
Chlamydomonadales
Chlamydomonadales, also known as Volvocales, are an order of flagellated or pseudociliated green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Chlamydomonadales Data extracted from the Chlamydomonadales can form planar or ...
.
Conventionally, many groups of coccoid green algae were lumped in the order Chlorococcales sensu lato by Komárek & Fott (1983), based on Pascher's (1918) idea of establishing orders according to life forms. However, coccoid green algae are currently placed in several orders of
Chlorophyceae
The Chlorophyceae are one of the classes of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology. They are usually green due to the dominance of pigments chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. The chloroplast may be discoid, ...
,
Trebouxiophyceae,
Ulvophyceae
The Ulvophyceae or ulvophytes are a class of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology, life cycle and molecular phylogenetic data.Graham LE, Graham JM, Wilcox LW (2009) ''Algae''. 2nd Edition. Benjamin Cumming ...
(e.g., ''
Chlorocystis'') and
Prasinophyceae within the division
Chlorophyta
Chlorophyta or Prasinophyta is a taxon of green algae informally called chlorophytes. The name is used in two very different senses, so care is needed to determine the use by a particular author. In older classification systems, it refers to a ...
, or in the division
Charophyta
Charophyta () is a group of freshwater green algae, called charophytes (), sometimes treated as a division, yet also as a superdivision or an unranked clade. The terrestrial plants, the Embryophyta emerged within Charophyta, possibly from terre ...
(e.g.,
Chlorokybales,
Desmidiales).
Families
According to Komárek & Fott (1983):
*
Chlorococcaceae (
Chlorococcoideae,
Spongiococcoideae)
*
Palmellaceae (
Hormotiloideae,
Palmelloideae,
Neochloridoideae,
Chlorosarcinoideae)
*
Chlorochytriaceae
*
Dicranochaetaceae
*
Characiaceae (
Fernandinelloideae,
Characioideae,
Schroederioideae)
*
Treubariaceae
*
Golenkiniaceae
*
Hydrodictyaceae
*
Micractiniaceae
*
Botryococcaceae (
Dictyosphaerioideae,
Ecballocystoideae,
Botryococcoideae)
*
Radiococcoideae (
Radiococcoideae,
Disporoideae,
Dictyochlorelloideae,
Palmodictyoideae)
*
Oocystaceae
Oocystaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlorellales. The type genus is '' Oocystis''.
List of genera
, AlgaeBase
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(
Lagerheimiodeae,
Oocystoideae,
Eremosphaeroideae,
Glaucocystoideae)
*
Chlorellaceae
Chlorellaceae are a family of green algae in the order Chlorellales.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Chlorellaceae Data extracted from the
This genus includes some important emerging pathogens of humans and farm animals, such as ''Prototheca zopfii ...
(
Siderocelidoideae,
Chlorelloideae,
Ankistrodesmoideae,
Tetraedronoideae,
Scotielloideae)
*
Coelastraceae
*
Scenedesmaceae
Scenedesmaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. ''Scenedesmus'' algae are commonly found in freshwater plankton. The former family Coelastraceae is considered a synonym of Scenedesmaceae.
Genera
Genera in this famil ...
(
Coronastroideae,
Danubioideae,
Crucigenioideae,
Tetrallantoideae,
Scenedesmoideae,
Dimorphococcoideae)
According to
Smith (1938):
*
Chlorococcaceae
*
Endosphaeraceae
*
Characiaceae
*
Protosiphonaceae
*
Hydrodictyaceae
*
Oöcystaceae
*
Scenedesmaceae
Scenedesmaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. ''Scenedesmus'' algae are commonly found in freshwater plankton. The former family Coelastraceae is considered a synonym of Scenedesmaceae.
Genera
Genera in this famil ...
References
Bibliography
* Komarék, J.; Fott, B. 1983. Chlorophyceae (Grünalgen), Ordnung: Chlorococcales, In: Huber-Pestalozzi, G., (Ed), ''Das Phytoplankton des Susswasers; Systematik und Biologie''. Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhhandlung, Bd 7, fasc. 1, 1044p.
Chlorophyceae
Chlorophyta orders
Historically recognized algae taxa
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