Eutreptiaceae

Eutreptiaceae
Eutreptiella sp.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Discoba
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenida
Clade: Euglenophyceae
Order: Eutreptiales
Leedale, 1967 emend. Marin & Melkonian, 2003
Family: Eutreptiaceae
Hollande, 1942
Genera

Eutreptiaceae (ICN) or Eutreptiidae (ICZN) is a family of algae in the class Euglenophyceae. It is the only family within the monotypic order Eutreptiales (ICN) or Eutreptiida (ICZN). It contains predominantly marine single-celled flagellates with photosynthetic chloroplasts.