Pyrenomonadaceae
| Pyrenomonadaceae | |
|---|---|
| Rhodomonas salina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Pancryptista |
| Phylum: | Cryptista |
| Class: | Cryptophyceae |
| Order: | Pyrenomonadales |
| Family: | Pyrenomonadaceae Novarino & Lucas 1993 |
| Genera | |
Pyrenomonadaceae is a family of cryptomonads which includes three or four known genera. They are distinguished from other cryptomonads by their nucleomorphs being imbedded into the pyrenoid, and the presence of distinctive pigment phycoerythrin 545.