Pleuromastigaceae

Pleuromastigaceae
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Pleuromastigaceae

Bourrelly 1970 ex Silva 1980
Genera
  •  ?Opisthostigma
  • Pleuromastix
  • Xanthodiscus

Pleuromastigaceae is an obsolete family of cryptomonads, which included genera Monomastix, Pleuromastix, and Xanthodiscus.

Today, Monomastix is regarded as a green alga, and since 1987 Xanthodiscus is regarded as a synonym of Prorocentrum. Pleuromastix remains unclassified as a part of any larger taxon as of 2019.