Domain Eukaryota Order Pseudoscourfieldiales Scientific name Nephroselmis | Class Prasinophyceae Family Pycnococcaceae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Prasinophyceae, Mesostigma, Pyramimonas, Pedinomonas, Chlorokybus | ||
In taxonomy, Nephroselmis is a genus of green algae. It has been placed in the Pycnococcaceae, although a 2009 study suggests that it should be separated into its own class, Nephroselmidophyceae. One species can be an endosymbiont of Hatena arenicola.
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