List of Chlorophyceae genera



The Chlorophyceae are a class of green algae, distinguished mainly on the basis of ultrastructural morphology. They are usually green due to the dominance of pigments chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. The chloroplast may be discoid, plate-like, reticulate, cup-shaped, spiral or ribbon shaped, depending on the species. Most of the members have one or more storage bodies called pyrenoids located in the chloroplast. Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch. Some algae may store food in the form of oil droplets. Green algae usually have a rigid cell wall made up of an inner layer of cellulose and outer layer of pectose.

This list of genera in Chlorophyceae is sub-divided by order and family. Some genera have uncertain taxonomic placement and are listed as incertae sedis. The list is based on the data available in AlgaeBase, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) and other taxonomic databases.

Order Chaetopeltidales

 * Family Chaetopeltidaceae
 * Chaetopeltis
 * Floydiella
 * Hormotilopsis
 * Planophila
 * Pseudulvella
 * Family Dicranochaetaceae
 * Dicranochaete

Order Chaetophorales

 * Family Aphanochaetaceae
 * Aphanochaete
 * Chaetonema
 * Gonatoblaste
 * Micropoa
 * Thamniochaete
 * Family Barrancaceae
 * Barranca
 * Family Chaetophoraceae
 * Arthrochaete
 * Caespitella
 * Cedercreutziella
 * Chaetomnion
 * Chaetonemopsis
 * Chaetophora
 * Chloroclonium
 * Chlorofilum
 * Chlorotylium
 * Choreoclonium
 * Cloniophora
 * Coccobotrys
 * Crenacantha
 * Diaphragma
 * Didymosporangium
 * Draparnaldia
 * Draparnaldioides
 * Draparnaldiopsis
 * Elaterodiscus
 * Endoclonium
 * Endophyton
 * Entodictyon
 * Epibolium
 * Fritschiella
 * Gloeoplax
 * Gongrosira
 * Gongrosirella
 * Herposteiron
 * Hormotila
 * Ireksokonia
 * Iwanoffia
 * Jaagiella
 * Klebahniella
 * Kymatotrichon
 * Leptosiropsis
 * Lochmiopsis
 * Myxonemopsis
 * Nayalia
 * Periplegmatium
 * Pilinella
 * Pleurangium
 * Pleurococcus
 * Protoderma
 * Pseudochaete
 * Skvortzoviothrix
 * Sporocladopsis
 * Stereococcus
 * Stigeoclonium
 * Streptochlora
 * Thamniochloris
 * Thamniolum
 * Trichodiscus
 * Tumulofilum
 * Uvulifera
 * Zoddaea
 * Zygomitus
 * Family Schizomeridaceae
 * Schizomeris
 * Family Uronemataceae
 * Uronema
 * Incertae sedis
 * Gloeococcus

Order Chlamydomonadales

 * Family Asteromonadaceae
 * Asteromonas
 * Pseudostephanoptera
 * Tetraptera
 * Tetrapteromonas
 * Triptera
 * Family Characiochloridaceae
 * Characiochloris
 * Chlamydopodium
 * Family Characiosiphonaceae
 * Characiosiphon
 * Lobocharacium
 * Family Chlamydomonadaceae
 * Brachiomonas
 * Carteria
 * Chlainomonas
 * Chlamydomonas
 * Chloromonas
 * Halosarcinochlamys
 * Heterochlamydomonas
 * Lobochlamys
 * Lobomonas
 * Oogamochlamys
 * Polytoma
 * Pseudocarteria
 * Vitreochlamys
 * Family Chlorochytriaceae
 * Burkillia
 * Chlorochytrium
 * Phyllobium
 * Rhodochytrium
 * Family Dunaliellaceae
 * Dunaliella
 * Hafniomonas
 * Polytomella
 * Spermatozopsis
 * Family Goniaceae
 * Astrephomene
 * Gonium
 * Family Haematococcaceae
 * Chlorogonium
 * Haematococcus
 * Stephanosphaera
 * Family Palmellopsidaceae
 * Asterococcus
 * Family Phacotaceae
 * Dysmorphococcus
 * Phacotus
 * Pteromonas
 * Wislouchiella
 * Family Sphaerodictyaceae
 * Pectodictyon
 * Family Spondylomoraceae
 * Pyrobotrys
 * Family Tetrabaenaceae
 * Eudorina
 * Tetrabaena
 * Family Volvocaceae
 * Basichlamys
 * Hemiflagellochloris
 * Pandorina
 * Platydorina
 * Platymonas
 * Pleodorina
 * Volvox
 * Volvulina
 * Yamagishiella
 * Incertae sedis
 * Coleochlamys
 * Golenkinia
 * Lobosphaeropsis
 * Pseudochlorothecium

Order Chlorococcales

 * Family Actinochloridaceae
 * Deasonia
 * Family Chlorococcaceae
 * Apodochloris
 * Bracteacoccus
 * Chlorococcopsis
 * Chlorococcum
 * Chlorohippotes
 * Chlorotetraedron
 * Closteridium
 * Cystomonas
 * Desmatractum
 * Emergococcus
 * Emergosphaera
 * Ettlia
 * Fasciculochloris
 * Ferricystis
 * Follicularia
 * Heterotetracystis
 * Hydrianum
 * Korshikoviella
 * Neochloris
 * Neospongiococcum
 * Octogoniella
 * Oophila
 * Phaseolaria
 * Poloidion
 * Pseudodictyochloris
 * Pseudoplanophila
 * Pseudospongiococcum
 * Pseudotetracystis
 * Pseudotrochiscia
 * Schroederia
 * Skujaster
 * Spongiochloris
 * Tetracystis
 * Trochisciopsis
 * Valkanoviella
 * Family Coccomyxaceae
 * Choricystis
 * Coccomyxa
 * Dactylothece
 * Diogenes
 * Dispora
 * Lusitania
 * Ourococcus
 * Palmogloea
 * Paradoxia
 * Family Endosphaeraceae
 * Burkillia
 * Endosphaera
 * Phyllobium
 * Rhodochytrium
 * Family Hormotilaceae
 * Dendrocystis
 * Heleococcus
 * Hormotila
 * Palmodactylon
 * Palmodictyon
 * Planochloris
 * Family Hypnomonadaceae
 * Actinochloris
 * Hypnomonas
 * Kremastochloris
 * Sphaerellocystis
 * Family Micractiniaceae
 * Acanthosphaera
 * Echinosphaeridium
 * Golenkiniopsis
 * Micractinium
 * Family Sorastraceae
 * Sorastrum
 * Incertae sedis
 * Protosiphon
 * Pseudodictyosphaerium

Order Chlorosarcinales

 * Incertae sedis
 * Chlorosarcina
 * Chlorosarcinopsis
 * Chlorosphaeropsis
 * Desmochloris
 * Neochlorosarcina

Order Oedogoniales

 * Family Oedogoniaceae
 * Oedocladium
 * Oedogonium

Order Sphaeropleales

 * Family Characiaceae
 * Actidesmium
 * Ankyra
 * Characiella
 * Characiellopsis
 * Characium
 * Deuterocharacium
 * Lanceola
 * Marthea
 * Pseudoschroederia
 * Family Cylindrocapsaceae
 * Cylindrocapsa
 * Cylindrocapsopsis
 * Fusola
 * Family Dictyochloridaceae
 * Dictyochloris
 * Family Dictyosphaeriaceae
 * Botryococcus
 * Dactylosphaerium
 * Dictyosphaerium
 * Dimorphococcopsis
 * Gilbertsmithia
 * Tetracoccus
 * Westella
 * Family Hydrodictyaceae
 * Euastropsis
 * Helierella
 * Hydrodictyon
 * Lacunastrum
 * Monactinus
 * Parapediastrum
 * Pediastrum
 * Pseudopediastrum
 * Sorastrum
 * Sphaerastrum
 * Stauridium
 * Tetraedroides
 * Tetraedron
 * Tetrapedia
 * Family Microsporaceae
 * Microspora
 * Family Neochloridaceae
 * Ascochloris
 * Botryosphaerella
 * Chlorotetraedron
 * Echinosphaeridium
 * Neochloris
 * Poloidion
 * Family Radiococcaceae
 * Catenococcus
 * Coenobotrys
 * Coenochloris
 * Coenococcus
 * Coenocystis
 * Coenodispora
 * Crucigloea
 * Eutetramorus
 * Garhundacystis
 * Gloeocystis
 * Hindakochloris
 * Korshikoviobispora
 * Neocystis
 * Palmellosphaerium
 * Palmococcus
 * Palmodictyon
 * Radiococcus
 * Schizochloris
 * Sphaerochloris
 * Sphaerococcomyxa
 * Sphaeroneocystis
 * Sporotetras
 * Thorakochloris
 * Tomaculum
 * Family Scenedesmaceae
 * Acutodesmus
 * Asterarcys
 * Astrocladium
 * Chodatodesmus
 * Closteriococcus
 * Coelastrella
 * Coelastropsis
 * Coelastrum
 * Comasiella
 * Crucigeniopsis
 * Danubia
 * Desmodesmus
 * Dimorphococcus
 * Enallax
 * Flechtneria
 * Gilbertsmithia
 * Hariotina
 * Hofmania
 * Hylodesmus
 * Komarekia
 * Lauterborniella
 * Neodesmus
 * Pectinodesmus
 * Pseudodidymocystis
 * Pseudotetrastrum
 * Scenedesmus
 * Schistochilium
 * Schmidledesmus
 * Schroederiella
 * Scotiellopsis
 * Soropediastrum
 * Staurogenia
 * Steinedesmus
 * Tetradesmus
 * Tetrallantos
 * Tetranephris
 * Tetrastrum
 * Truncatulus
 * Verrucodesmus
 * Westella
 * Westellopsis
 * Willea
 * Yadavaea
 * Family Selenastraceae
 * Ankistrodesmus
 * Chlorolobion
 * Curvastrum
 * Drepanochloris
 * Gregiochloris
 * Kirchneriella
 * Messastrum
 * Monoraphidium
 * Planktococcomyxa
 * Podohedriella
 * Pseudokirchneriella
 * Pseudoquadrigula
 * Quadrigula
 * Raphidocelis
 * Selenastrum
 * Family Sphaeropleaceae
 * Atractomorpha
 * Characiopodium
 * Parallela
 * Radiofilum
 * Sphaeroplea
 * Family Treubariaceae
 * Treubaria
 * Incertae sedis
 * Polyedriopsis

Order Tetrasporales

 * Family Chlorangiellaceae
 * Cecidochloris
 * Chlamydomonadopsis
 * Chlorangiella
 * Chlorangiochloris
 * Chlorangiopsis
 * Malleochloris
 * Metapolytoma
 * Physocytium
 * Pseudochlorangium
 * Stylosphaeridiella
 * Stylosphaeridium
 * Family Gloeocystaceae
 * Asterococcus
 * Chlamydocapsa
 * Gloeococcus
 * Gloeocystis
 * Tetrasporidium
 * Family Palmellaceae
 * Askenasyella
 * Chalarodora
 * Chloranomala
 * Gloiodictyon
 * Györffyana
 * Hormotilopsis
 * Oncosaccus
 * Palmella
 * Palmellopsis
 * Palmoclathrus
 * Planctococcus
 * Sphaerocystis
 * Family Palmellopsidaceae
 * Nautocapsa
 * Palmophyllum
 * Ploeotila
 * Pseudotetraspora
 * Verdigellas
 * Family Tetrasporaceae
 * Apiocystis
 * Gloeodendron
 * Octosporiella
 * Paulschulzia
 * Placosphaera
 * Schizochlamys
 * Tetraspora

Incertae sedis

 * Alvikia
 * Bicuspidella
 * Elakatothrix
 * Mychonastes
 * Planktosphaeria
 * Pleurastrum
 * Pseudomuriella