Pleuromastigaceae is an obsolete family of

cryptomonads The cryptomonads (or cryptophytes) are a superclass of algae, most of which have plastids. They are traditionally considered a division of algae among phycologists, under the name of Cryptophyta. They are common in freshwater, and also occur ...

, which included genera '' Monomastix'', '' Pleuromastix'', and '' Xanthodiscus''. Today, ''Monomastix'' is regarded as a

green alga The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ( ...

, and since 1987 ''Xanthodiscus'' is regarded as a synonym of ''

Prorocentrum The Prorocentrales are a small order of dinoflagellates. They are distinguished by having their two flagella inserted apically, rather than ventrally as in other groups. One flagellum extends forward and the other circles its base, and there are ...

''. Pleuromastix remains unclassified as a part of any larger taxon as of 2019.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q65072939 Cryptomonads Cryptista families