Chlorellaceae

Chlorellaceae are a family of green algae in the order Chlorellales.^[2]

Chlorellaceae
Chlorella vulgaris
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Trebouxiophyceae
Order:	Chlorellales
Family:	Chlorellaceae Brunnthaler
Genera[1]
Acanthosphaera Actinastrum Apatococcus Apodococcus Auxenochlorella Ava Carolibrandtia Catena Chlorella Chloroparva Closteriopsis Coronacoccus Coronastrum Cylindrocelis Diacanthos Dicellula Dicloster Dictyosphaerium Didymogenes Endolithella Fissuricella Geminella Gloeotila Golenkiniopsis Hegewaldia Helicosporidium Heynigia Hindakia Hormospora Kalenjinia Keratococcus Laetitia Leptochlorella Marasphaerium Marinichlorella Marvania Masaia Meyerella Micractinium Mucidosphaerium Muriella Nannochloris Nanochlorum Nomia Palmellochaete Parachlorella Planktochlorella Podohedra Prototheca Pseudochloris Pseudosiderocelopsis Pumiliosphaera Siderocelis

This genus includes some important emerging pathogens of humans and farm animals, such as Prototheca zopfii.

References

1. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chlorellaceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
2. See the NCBI webpage on Chlorellaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.