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IRMNG name details

Chlamydomonadales

11905246  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11905246)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Chlorophyta (Phylum)
  4. Chlorophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Chlorophyceae (Class)
  6. Chlamydomonadales (Order)
F.E. Fritsch, 1927
 unaccepted
Order
Chlorococcales · unaccepted
Chlorosarcinales · unaccepted
Tetrasporales · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Family Actinochloridaceae Korshikov, 1953
  2. Genus Adglutina D. Barcytė, M. Pusztai, P. Škaloud & M. Eliáš, 2022
  3. Genus Akraea U. Lortou & S. Gkelis in Lortou et al., 2022
  4. Family Asteromonadaceae
  5. Family Characiochloridaceae Skuja, 1948
  6. Family Characiosiphonaceae
  7. Family Chlamydomonadaceae
  8. Family Chlorangiellaceae Bourrelly ex Fott
  9. Family Chlorochytriaceae
  10. Family Chlorococcaceae
  11. Genus Chlorolilaea U. Lortou & S. Gkelis in Gkelis, 2023
  12. Genus Chloropteridella P.C. Silva, 1970
  13. Family Chlorosarcinaceae Bourrelly ex Groover & Bold, 1969
  14. Genus Diplochloris Korshikov, 1939
  15. Family Dunaliellaceae T. Christensen, 1967
  16. Genus Edaphochlamys T. Pröschold & T. Darienko, 2018
  17. Genus Ettlia J. Komárek, 1989
  18. Family Goniaceae (Pascher) Pascher, 1931
  19. Family Haematococcaceae
  20. Genus Hapalochloris T. Nakada in Nakada & Tomita, 2017
  21. Family Hormotilaceae
  22. Family Hypnomonadaceae
  23. Genus Latisphaera G.R. Licari, 1978 †
  24. Genus Leontynka T. Pánek, D. Barcytė, E. Zadrobílková, T. Ševčíková & M. Eliáš in Pánek et al., 2022
  25. Genus Limnomonas S.V.M. Tesson & T. Pröschold, 2022
  26. Genus Lobosphaeropsis H. Reisigl, 1969
  27. Genus Maculosphaera G.R. Licari, 1978 †
  28. Genus Muriellopsis Reisigl, 1964
  29. Genus Palaeastrum N.J. Butterfield in Butterfield et al., 1994 †
  30. Family Palmellaceae Decaisne, 1842
  31. Family Palmellopsidaceae Korshikov, 1953
  32. Family Phacotaceae Francé, 1894
  33. Family Pleurastraceae K.R. Mattox & K.D. Stewart, 1984
  34. Family Protosiphonaceae
  35. Genus Rosetta C.B. Engstrom in Engstrom et al., 2024
  36. Family Sphaerocystidaceae
  37. Family Spondylomoraceae Korshikov, 1923
  38. Family Tetrabaenaceae H. Nozaki & M. Itoh, 1994
  39. Genus Tetraflagellochloris L. Barsanti & A. Barsanti in Barsanti et al., 2013
  40. Family Tetrasporaceae V.B. Wittrock, 1872
  41. Family Volvocaceae
  42. Genus Volvoximorphites L.M. Yin & Z.P. Li, 1978 †
  43. Family Wislouchiaceae E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry, 2021
  44. Genus Tetrapteromonas J. Ruinen, 1938 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  45. Family Chlamydomonadales (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  46. Family Astrephomenaceae accepted as Goniaceae (Pascher) Pascher, 1931 (synonym)
  47. Family Carteriaceae Pascher accepted as Chlamydomonadaceae (synonym)
  48. Family Centromonadaceae accepted as Chlamydomonadaceae (synonym)
  49. Family Chaetochloridaceae accepted as Tetrasporaceae V.B. Wittrock, 1872 (synonym)
  50. Family Chlamidomonadidae accepted as Chlamydomonadaceae (zoological spelling, included taxa are presently treated under the botanical Code)
  51. Family Chlorangiaceae Lemmermann accepted as Chlorangiellaceae Bourrelly ex Fott
  52. Family Chlorangiopsidaceae accepted as Chlorangiellaceae Bourrelly ex Fott
  53. Family Chlorcoronaceae accepted as Spondylomoraceae Korshikov, 1923
  54. Genus Chloropteris Pascher, 1932 accepted as Chloropteridella P.C. Silva, 1970
  55. Family Chlorosphaeraceae accepted as Chlorosarcinaceae Bourrelly ex Groover & Bold, 1969
  56. Family Endosphaeraceae accepted as Chlorochytriaceae
  57. Family Gloeococcaceae accepted as Palmellopsidaceae Korshikov, 1953 (synonym)
  58. Family Gloeodendraceae Korshikov, 1953 accepted as Palmellopsidaceae Korshikov, 1953 (synonym)
  59. Family Heleochloridaceae Fott, 1974 accepted as Sphaerocystidaceae (synonym)
  60. Family Nautococcaceae accepted as Chlorococcaceae
  61. Family Raciborskiellaceae accepted as Wislouchiaceae E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry, 2021 (nomen illegitimum)
  62. Family Rhodochytriaceae accepted as Chlorochytriaceae
  63. Family Spondylomoridae accepted as Spondylomoraceae Korshikov, 1923 (zoological spelling, included taxa are presently treated under the botanical Code)
  64. Family Stephanosphaeraceae accepted as Haematococcaceae
  65. Family Tetracystaceae accepted as Chlorococcaceae
  66. Family Sphaerodictyaceae (uncertain, based on illegitimate genus name)
  67. Genus Lilaea U. Lortou & S. Gkelis in Lortou et al., 2022 accepted as Chlorolilaea U. Lortou & S. Gkelis in Gkelis, 2023 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Lilaea Bonpland in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1808 (Magnolipsida))
fresh
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Name used in preference to Volvocales in Ruggiero et al., 2015, also in current use in WoRMS (2017) and AlgaeBase (2017),...  
Taxonomic remark Name used in preference to Volvocales in Ruggiero et al., 2015, also in current use in WoRMS (2017) and AlgaeBase (2017), however AlgaeBase (2025) now uses Volvocales, presently followed in IRMNG. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Chlamydomonadales. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11905246 on 2025-06-17
Date
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2017-11-06 19:33:25Z
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Rees, Tony
2025-05-22 05:41:32Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2025-06-06 04:48:23Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] 

source of synonymy Guiry, M. D.; Guiry, G. M. AlgaeBase (2025 version). , available online at https://www.algaebase.org
note: as per type genus, Chlamydomonas, and containing family [details] 
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Name used in preference to Volvocales in Ruggiero et al., 2015, also in current use in WoRMS (2017) and AlgaeBase (2017), however AlgaeBase (2025) now uses Volvocales, presently followed in IRMNG. [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Chlorococcales)
To WoRMS (from synonym Tetrasporales)
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