Ignatiales

Ignatiales
	Pseudocharacium, a genus in the family Ignatiaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Ignatiales; Leliaert & Škaloud
Families
	Ignatiaceae; Symbiochloraceae;

Ignatiales is an order of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae. The order was described in 2018 based on molecular phylogenetic studies.²

Members of the Ignatiales are mostly occur as single cells or clusters of two to eight cells. They are found in terrestrial, freshwater² and marine habitats.³

References

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Ignatiales". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
Škaloud, Pavel; Rindi, Fabio; Boedeker, Christian; Leliaert, Frederik (2018). Chlorophyta: Ulvophyceae. Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Vol. 13. Berlin, Germany: Springer Spektrum. pp. i–x, 1–289. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-55495-1. ISBN 978-3-662-55494-4.
Verbruggen, Heroen; Gong, Sanqiang; Yu, Kefu; Tandon, Kshitij; Ricci, Francesco; Liang, Jiayuan (2025). "Extensive diversity of Symbiochlorum -related algae from environmental sequences and culture strains supports the description of the new family Symbiochloraceae (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)". Journal of Phycology. 61 (4) jpy.70046: 926–932. Bibcode:2025JPcgy..61..926V. doi:10.1111/jpy.70046. PMC 12351360. PMID 40525780.

[AlgaeBase-1] Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Ignatiales". AlgaeBase. University of Galway. Retrieved 2026-04-16.

[Skaloud-2] Škaloud, Pavel; Rindi, Fabio; Boedeker, Christian; Leliaert, Frederik (2018). Chlorophyta: Ulvophyceae. Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Vol. 13. Berlin, Germany: Springer Spektrum. pp. i–x, 1–289. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-55495-1. ISBN 978-3-662-55494-4.

[3] Verbruggen, Heroen; Gong, Sanqiang; Yu, Kefu; Tandon, Kshitij; Ricci, Francesco; Liang, Jiayuan (2025). "Extensive diversity of Symbiochlorum -related algae from environmental sequences and culture strains supports the description of the new family Symbiochloraceae (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)". Journal of Phycology. 61 (4) jpy.70046: 926–932. Bibcode:2025JPcgy..61..926V. doi:10.1111/jpy.70046. PMC 12351360. PMID 40525780.

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