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WoRMS taxon details

Chlorophyceae

AphiaID

802 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:802)

Classification

Authority

Wille, 1884

Status

accepted

Rank

Class

Parent

Chlorophytina

Direct children (15)

Ordering

Alphabetically
By status

Children Display

direct main ranks all

Order Acrosiphoniales
Order Chaetopeltidales
Order Chaetophorales
Order Chlamydomonadales
Order Codiales
Order Dunaliellales
Order Oedogoniales
Order Phaeophilales
Order Sphaeropleales
Order Tetrasporales
Order Volvocales
Order Caulerpales (no longer in use)
Order Chlorococcales accepted as Chlamydomonadales
Order Microsporales accepted as Sphaeropleales
Order Chlorophyceae incertae sedis (temporary name)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2025). Chlorophyceae. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=802 on 2025-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2008-10-22 09:06:10Z

checked

Guiry, Michael D.

2010-10-29 09:16:31Z

changed

db_admin

2010-10-29 13:25:36Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

2018-10-17 06:26:11Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source 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). Correction: A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248. [details]

additional source Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]