Nephrocytium
| Nephrocytium | |
|---|---|
| Nephrocytium agardhianum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Nephrocytiaceae T.S.Garcia, Bagatini & Štenclová |
| Genus: | Nephrocytium Nägeli, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Nephrocytium agardhianum Nägeli, 1849 | |
| Species | |
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Nephrocytium is a genus of green algae in the class Chlorophyceae. Formerly placed in the family Oocystaceae, it is currently placed in its own family, Nephrocytiaceae.
The name Nephrocytium is derived from the Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, "kidney") and κύτος (kytos, "vessel").