Palmophyllaceae
Order of algae
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The Palmophyllales are a deep-branching order of thalloid green alga, containing the single family Palmophyllaceae. They possibly form a sister group to the Chlorophyta. They survive today in deep waters, and can be found at 210 meters below the surface, where predation pressure is reduced.[1] The group contains the genera Palmophyllum, Verdigellas and Palmoclathrus.[2] The morphology of Palmophyllales is unusual in that they are composed of cells in a gelatinous matrix, so they are multicellular, but not in a conventional way.[3]
| Palmophyllaceae | |
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| Palmophyllum crassum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Prasinodermophyta |
| Class: | Palmophyllophyceae |
| Order: | Palmophyllales |
| Family: | Palmophyllaceae Zechman et al., 2010 |
| Genera | |
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Genera
- Palmoclathrus Womersley 1971
- Palmophyllum Kützing 1845 non Conwentz 1886
- Verdigellas Ballantine & Norris 1994
