Mychonastes
| Mychonastes | |
|---|---|
| Mychonastes hindakii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Mychonastaceae |
| Genus: | Mychonastes P.D.Simpson & S.D.Van Valkenburg, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Mychonastes ruminatus P.D.Simpson & S.D.Van Valkenburg, 1978 | |
| Species | |
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Mychonastes is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. It is the sole genus of the family Mychonastaceae.
Species of Mychonastes are found in plankton of freshwater or brackish waters, or found in soil. It is a very common genus, and is often dominant.