Nephroselmis

Nephroselmis
Nephroselmis olivacea
Scientific classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Nephrophyceae
Order: Nephroselmidales
Family: Nephroselmidaceae
Genus: Nephroselmis
Stein
Species
  • Nephroselmis astigmatica
  • Nephroselmis intermedia
  • Nephroselmis minuta
  • Nephroselmis olivacea
  • Nephroselmis pyriformis
  • Nephroselmis rotunda
  • Nephroselmis spinosa
  • Nephroselmis viridis

Nephroselmis is a genus of green algae. It has been placed in the family Nephroselmidaceae, 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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