Pedinomonadaceae is a
family
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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 as ...
.
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Data extracted from the They are small (less than 3 μm) single-celled algae. Each cell has a single
flagellum
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A microorganism may have f ...
. Molecular data has provided evidence for an independent class Pedinophyceae (including the Pedinomonadaceae), sister to all phycoplast-containing core Chlorophyta (Chlorodendrophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae, Ulvophyceae and Chlorophyceae).
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Green algae families
Pedinophyceae
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