{{Short description|none}} [[File:Pediastrum.jpg|thumb|An example of Chlorophyceae genus ''Pediastrum''.]]

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 == {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Family Chaetopeltidaceae ** ''Chaetopeltis'' ** ''Floydiella'' ** ''Hormotilopsis'' ** ''Planophila'' ** ''Pseudulvella'' * Family Dicranochaetaceae ** ''Dicranochaete'' {{Div col end}}

== Order Chaetophorales == {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Family Aphanochaetaceae **''Aphanochaete'' **''Chaetonema'' **''Gonatoblaste'' **''Micropoa'' **''Thamniochaete'' * Family Barrancaceae<ref name="Algaebase-Barran">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=142449 | work = AlgaeBase version 4.2|publisher=World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2019-03-19 | title = Family: Barrancaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D.|author1link=Michael D. Guiry |author2=Guiry, G.M. | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''Barranca'' * Family Chaetophoraceae<ref name="Algaebase-Chaeto">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=5162 | work = AlgaeBase version 4.2|publisher= World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Family: Chaetophoraceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D.|authorlink1=Michael D. Guiry |author2=Guiry, G.M. | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''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'' {{Div col end}}

== Order Chlamydomonadales == {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * 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'' {{div col end}}

== Order Chlorococcales == {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Family Actinochloridaceae ** ''Deasonia'' * Family Chlorococcaceae<ref name="Algaebase-Chlorococcaceae">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=5096 | publisher = AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Family: Chlorococcaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D. |author2=Guiry, G.M. | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''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<ref name="Algaebase-Coccomyxaceae">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4981 | publisher = AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Family: Coccomyxaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D. |author2=Guiry, G.M. | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''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<ref name="Algaebase-Hypnomonadaceae">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4966 | publisher = AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Family: Hypnomonadaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D. |author2=Guiry, G.M. | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''Actinochloris'' ** ''Hypnomonas'' ** ''Kremastochloris'' ** ''Sphaerellocystis'' * Family Micractiniaceae<ref name="Algaebase-Micractiniaceae">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4965 | publisher = AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Family: Micractiniaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D. |author2=Guiry, G.M. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''Acanthosphaera'' ** ''Echinosphaeridium'' ** ''Golenkiniopsis'' ** ''Micractinium'' * Family Sorastraceae ** ''Sorastrum'' * ''Incertae sedis'' ** ''Protosiphon'' ** ''Pseudodictyosphaerium'' {{Div col end}}

== Order Chlorosarcinales == * ''Incertae sedis'' ** ''Chlorosarcina'' ** ''Chlorosarcinopsis'' ** ''Chlorosphaeropsis'' ** ''Desmochloris'' ** ''Neochlorosarcina''

== Order Oedogoniales == * Family Oedogoniaceae ** ''Oedocladium'' ** ''Oedogonium''

== Order Sphaeropleales == {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Family Characiaceae ** ''Actidesmium'' ** ''Ankyra'' ** ''Characiella'' ** ''Characiellopsis'' ** ''Characium'' ** ''Deuterocharacium'' ** ''Lanceola'' ** ''Marthea'' ** ''Pseudoschroederia'' * Family Cylindrocapsaceae <!-- {{Au|Wille}} (10) --> ** ''Cylindrocapsa'' ** ''Cylindrocapsopsis'' ** ''Fusola'' * Family Dictyochloridaceae ** ''Dictyochloris'' * Family Dictyosphaeriaceae<ref name="Algaebase-Dicty">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4945 | publisher = AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02| title = Family: Dictyosphaeriaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D. |author2=Guiry, G.M. | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''Botryococcus'' ** ''Dactylosphaerium'' ** ''Dictyosphaerium'' ** ''Dimorphococcopsis'' ** ''Gilbertsmithia'' ** ''Tetracoccus'' ** ''Westella'' * Family Hydrodictyaceae<ref name="Algaebase-Hydro">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4967 | publisher = AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Family: Hydrodictyaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D. |author2=Guiry, G.M. | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''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<ref name="Algaebase-Radiococcaceae">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4955 | publisher = AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Family: Radiococcaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D. |author2=Guiry, G.M. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''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<ref>{{cite web | url = http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/pdb/Images/Protista/ChlorophytaE.html#Chlorophyceae | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Protist Images: Chlorophyta | publisher = Protist Information Server }}</ref> ** ''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<ref>See the NCBI [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=35466 webpage on Selenastraceae]. Data extracted from the {{cite web | url=https://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/ | title=NCBI taxonomy resources | publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information | access-date=2007-03-19}}</ref> ** ''Ankistrodesmus'' ** ''Chlorolobion'' ** ''Curvastrum'' ** ''Drepanochloris'' ** ''Gregiochloris'' ** ''Kirchneriella'' ** ''Messastrum'' ** ''Monoraphidium'' ** ''Planktococcomyxa'' ** ''Podohedriella'' ** ''Pseudokirchneriella'' ** ''Pseudoquadrigula'' ** ''Quadrigula'' ** ''Raphidocelis'' ** ''Selenastrum'' * Family Sphaeropleaceae<ref name="Algaebase-Sphaeropleaceae">{{cite web | url = http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=4951 | publisher = AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway | accessdate = 2018-04-02 | title = Family: Sphaeropleaceae taxonomy browser |author1=Guiry, M.D. |author2=Guiry, G.M. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2007 }}</ref> ** ''Atractomorpha'' ** ''Characiopodium'' ** ''Parallela'' ** ''Radiofilum'' ** ''Sphaeroplea'' * Family Treubariaceae ** ''Treubaria'' *''Incertae sedis'' **''Polyedriopsis'' {{Div col end}}

== Order Tetrasporales == {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Family Chlorangiellaceae ** ''Cecidochloris'' ** ''Chlamydomonadopsis'' ** ''Chlorangiella'' ** ''Chlorangiochloris'' ** ''Chlorangiopsis'' ** ''Malleochloris'' ** ''Metapolytoma'' ** ''Physocytium'' ** ''Pseudochlorangium'' ** ''Stylosphaeridiella'' ** ''Stylosphaeridium'' * Family Gloeocystaceae ** ''Asterococcus'' ** ''Chlamydocapsa'' ** ''Gloeococcus'' ** ''Gloeocystis'' ** ''Tetrasporidium'' * Family Palmellaceae<ref>See the NCBI [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=35479 webpage on Palmellaceae]. Data extracted from the {{cite web | url=https://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/ | title=NCBI taxonomy resources | publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information | access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> ** ''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'' {{Div col end}}

== ''Incertae sedis'' == {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * ''Alvikia'' <!-- Shin Watanabe & L.A.Lewis, 2017 --> * ''Bicuspidella'' * ''Elakatothrix'' * ''Mychonastes'' * ''Planktosphaeria'' * ''Pleurastrum'' * ''Pseudomuriella'' {{Div col end}}

== References == * {{ITIS |id=5415 |taxon=Chlorophyceae }} * {{NCBI taxid| 3166 | Chlorophyceae | accessdate = 31 March 2018 }} {{reflist}}

Category:Chlorophyceae Chlorophyceae genera Chlorophyceae Chlorophyceae