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IRMNG taxon details

Chlamydomonadaceae

108005 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:108005)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Chlorophyta (Phylum)
  4. Chlorophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Chlorophyceae (Class)
  6. Volvocales (Order)
  7. Chlamydomonadaceae (Family)
accepted
Family
Volvocales
Carteriaceae Pascher · unaccepted (synonym)
Centromonadaceae · unaccepted (synonym)
Chlamidomonadidae · unaccepted (zoological spelling, included...)  
zoological spelling, included taxa are presently treated under the botanical Code

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  1. Genus Agloe Pascher, 1912
  2. Genus Akiyamae B.V. Skvortzov & M. Noda, 1981
  3. Genus Allodorina Fromentel, 1874
  4. Genus Brachiomonas Bohlin, 1897
  5. Genus Carteria Diesing, 1866
  6. Genus Chlainomonas H.R. Christen, 1959
  7. Genus Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833
  8. Genus Chlamydonephris H. Ettl & O. Ettl, 1959
  9. Genus Chlorobrachis Korshikov, 1925
  10. Genus Chlorominima F.E. Gálvez in Gálvez et al., 2021
  11. Genus Chloromonas C. Gobi, 1899-1900
  12. Genus Chlorotriangulum Kufferath, 1914
  13. Genus Circulimorpha L.M. Yin & Z.P. Li, 1978 †
  14. Genus Costatochloris H. Ettl & O. Ettl, 1959
  15. Genus Cryodactylon R. Chodat, 1922
  16. Genus Cylindromonas Hansgirg, 1888
  17. Genus Dangeardinia Bougon ex J. Tempère, 1901
  18. Genus Diplostauron A.A. Korshikov, 1925
  19. Genus Diselmis F. Dujardin, 1837
  20. Genus Furcilla A. Stokes, 1890
  21. Genus Gigantochloris Pascher, 1927
  22. Genus Glenomorum C.G. Ehrenberg, 1838
  23. Genus Gloeomonas Klebs, 1886
  24. Genus Heterochlamydomonas E.R. Cox & T.R. Deason, 1969
  25. Genus Hiroseia B.V. Skvortzov, 1972
  26. Genus Hirtusochloris H.J. Hu & L.M. Luo
  27. Genus Hyalobrachion Swindell, 1939
  28. Genus Isococcus F.E. Fritsch, 1914
  29. Genus Ixipapillifera T. Nakada in Nakada et al., 2016
  30. Genus Lobochlamys T. Pröschold, B. Marin, U.W. Schlösser & M. Melkonian, 2001
  31. Genus Lobomonas P.-A. Dangeard, 1899
  32. Genus Microglena Ehrenberg, 1832
  33. Genus Oltmannsiella Zimmermann, 1930
  34. Genus Oogamochlamys T. Pröschold, B. Marin, U.W. Schlösser & M. Melkonian, 2001
  35. Genus Ostravamonas D. Barcytė & L. Hodač in Barcytė et al., 2019
  36. Genus Parachlamydomonas D. Gan, C. Bian, W. Yang, L. Liu, J. Dong, W. Zhuang, Y. Li & J. Wang, 2023 †
  37. Genus Parapolytoma Jameson, 1914
  38. Genus Peterfiella Gerloff, 1940
  39. Genus Phyllariochloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
  40. Genus Polytoma Ehrenberg, 1831
  41. Genus Provasoliella A.R. Loeblich III, 1967
  42. Genus Pseudagloe (Pascher) K.I. Meyer, 1952
  43. Genus Pseudocarteria D. Gan, C. Bian, W. Yang, L. Liu, J. Dong, W. Zhuang, Y. Li & J. Wang, 2023 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  44. Genus Pseudocarteria H. Ettl in Komárek & Ettl, 1958
  45. Genus Pseudofurcilla Jane, 1943
  46. Genus Pyramichlamys H. Ettl & O. Ettl, 1959
  47. Genus Rhysamphichloris T. Nakada in Nakada et al., 2016
  48. Genus Sanguina T. Leya, L. Procházková & L. Nedbalová in Procházková et al., 2019
  49. Genus Selenochloris Pascher, 1927
  50. Genus Smithsonimonas Kol, 1942
  51. Genus Sphenochloris Pascher, 1922
  52. Genus Spirogonium Pascher, 1927
  53. Genus Staurocarteria Y. Chen & G. Liu in Chen et al., 2024
  54. Genus Tetrablepharis Senn ex Wille in A. Engler & K. Prantl, 1909
  55. Genus Tetratoma Bütschli in Bronn, 1884
  56. Genus Tsumuraia B. Skvortzov, 1972
  57. Genus Tussetia Pascher, 1927
  58. Genus Vitreochlamys A. Batko, 1970
  59. Genus Akiyamaea B.V. Skvortzov & M. Noda, 1981 accepted as Akiyamae B.V. Skvortzov & M. Noda, 1981 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
  60. Genus Brachyomonas accepted as Brachiomonas Bohlin, 1897
  61. Genus Centromonas K.I. Meyer, 1952 accepted as Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833 (synonym)
  62. Genus Cercidium P.-A. Dangeard, 1888
  63. Genus Charteria Schmidle, 1903 accepted as Carteria Diesing, 1866
  64. Genus Chlamidomonas C.G. Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833
  65. Genus Chlamydomonas Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833
  66. Genus Chloroceras Schiller, 1927
  67. Genus Chlorococcum E.M. Fries, 1825 accepted as Sphaerella S.C. Sommerfelt, 1824 accepted as Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833 (nomen rejiciendum)
  68. Genus Corbicrea Dangeard, 1888 accepted as Carteria Diesing, 1866 (misspelling (of Corbierea) in Nomenclator Zoologicus)
  69. Genus Corbiera P.A. Dangeard, 1888 accepted as Carteria Diesing, 1866
  70. Genus Corbierea P.-A. Dangeard, 1888 accepted as Carteria Diesing, 1866
  71. Genus Dangeardia Bougon, 1901
  72. Genus Dimyxtas Van Tieghem, 1880 (Misspelling)
  73. Genus Glenomorum Schmarda, 1854
  74. Genus Glenopolytoma Diesing, 1866 accepted as Polytoma Ehrenberg, 1831
  75. Genus Gloiococcus Shuttleworth, 1840 accepted as Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833 (nomen rejiciendum)
  76. Genus Glojococcus Shuttleworth, 1840 accepted as Gloiococcus Shuttleworth, 1840 accepted as Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  77. Genus Monasella Gaillon, 1833 accepted as Polytoma Ehrenberg, 1831
  78. Genus Paludistella H. Susanti, M. Yoshida, T. Nakayama, T. Nakada & M. Watanabe in Susanti et al., 2020 accepted as Ostravamonas D. Barcytė & L. Hodač in Barcytė et al., 2019 (synonym)
  79. Genus Phyllariomonas Pascher, 1938 accepted as Phyllariochloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
  80. Genus Phyllomonas Korshikov, 1923 accepted as Phyllariochloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928 (synonym)
  81. Genus Pithiscus P.-A. Dangeard, 1888
  82. Genus Platychloris Pascher, 1927 accepted as Chloromonas C. Gobi, 1899-1900
  83. Genus Prasinochlamydomonas Chadefaud, 1954 accepted as Chlamydonephris H. Ettl & O. Ettl, 1959
  84. Genus Protococcus C.A. Agardh, 1824 accepted as Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833 (synonym)
  85. Genus Sphaerella S.C. Sommerfelt, 1824 accepted as Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833
  86. Genus Sphaerellopsis Korshikov, 1925 accepted as Vitreochlamys A. Batko, 1970 (synonym)
  87. Genus Tetradonta Korshikov, 1925 accepted as Chloromonas C. Gobi, 1899-1900
  88. Genus Tetramastix Korshikov, 1925 accepted as Provasoliella A.R. Loeblich III, 1967
  89. Genus Agloë Pascher, 1912 represented as Agloe Pascher, 1912 (version of name with diaeresis (permitted in ICN as indicator of pronunciation), non-diaeresis version is used as preferred form in IRMNG)
  90. Genus Pseudagloë (Pascher) K.I. Meyer, 1952 represented as Pseudagloe (Pascher) K.I. Meyer, 1952 (version of name with diaeresis (permitted in ICN as indicator of pronunciation), non-diaeresis version is used as preferred form in IRMNG)
  91. Genus Chlamydomonopsis A.-S. Edhorn, 1973 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  92. Genus Chlorangiochloris Korshikov, 1932 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  93. Genus Cornumonas J. Schiller, 1926 (uncertain, unassessed)
  94. Genus Dimystax Van Tieghem, 1880 (uncertain, unassessed)
  95. Genus Dyas C.G. Ehrenberg, 1853 (uncertain, unassessed)
  96. Genus Gametamoeba Pascher, 1917 (uncertain, unassessed)
  97. Genus Hydromorum C.G. Ehrenberg, 1848 (uncertain, unassessed)
  98. Genus Phacelomonas C.G. Ehrenberg, 1836 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  99. Genus Polyselmis F. Dujardin, 1841 (uncertain, unassessed)
  100. Genus Prasinocarteria M. Chadefaud, 1954 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Chlamydomonadaceae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108005 on 2026-09-24
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2007-02-22 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2017-11-06 19:33:25Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

extant flag source as per included genera [details] 

habitat flag source Parker 82, Aphia2006 [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Plantae (Kingdom) > Thallobionta (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Chlorophyceae (Class) > Volvocales (Order) > Chlamydomonadaceae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Especially common in organically enriched freshwaters, also soil, snow, ice and coastal waters (Parker 82). Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Carteriaceae Pascher)
To WoRMS (from synonym Chlamidomonadidae)
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