Nephroselmis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Viridiplantae |
Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Prasinophyceae |
Order: | Pseudoscourfieldiales |
Family: | Pycnococcaceae |
Genus: | Nephroselmis |
Species | |
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.