Pedinomonadaceae is a

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Data extracted from the They are small (less than 3 μm) single-celled algae. Each cell has a single

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. Molecular data has provided evidence for an independent class Pedinophyceae (including the Pedinomonadaceae), sister to all phycoplast-containing core Chlorophyta (Chlorodendrophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae, Ulvophyceae and Chlorophyceae).

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Chlorophyta families Pedinophyceae {{green algae-stub