Prymnesiaceae is a family of algae in the clade
Haptophyta
The haptophytes, classified either as the Haptophyta, Haptophytina or Prymnesiophyta (named for ''Prymnesium''), are a clade of algae.
The names Haptophyceae or Prymnesiophyceae are sometimes used instead. This ending implies classification at t ...
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It contains toxic microalgae such as ''
Prymnesium
''Prymnesium'' is a genus of haptophytes, including the species '' Prymnesium parvum''.
The genus is a unicellular motile alga. It is ellipsoidal in shape one flagellum is straight and there are two longer ones which enable movement.
The name La ...
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Genera
* ''
Apistonema''
* ''
Chrysocampanula''
* ''
Chrysoculter''
* ''
Corymbellus''
* ''
Haptolina''
* ''
Hyalolithus''
* ''
Imantonia''
* ''
Petasaria''
* ''
Platychrysis''
* ''
Prymnesium
''Prymnesium'' is a genus of haptophytes, including the species '' Prymnesium parvum''.
The genus is a unicellular motile alga. It is ellipsoidal in shape one flagellum is straight and there are two longer ones which enable movement.
The name La ...
''
* ''
Pseudohaptolina''
References
Haptophyte families
Eukaryote families
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