Pleurastrum

Pleurastrum is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae.^[2] As of February 2022^[update], it was the only genus in the family Pleurastraceae.^[1]

Pleurastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Chlamydomonadales
Family:	Pleurastraceae K.R.Mattox & K.D.Stewart[1]
Genus:	Pleurastrum Chodat[2]
Species
See text.

Species

As of February 2022^[update], AlgaeBase accepted the following species:^[2]

• Pleurastrum insigne Chodat
• Pleurastrum photoheterotrophicum Metting
• Pleurastrum sarcinoideum Groover & H.C.Bold
• Pleurastrum terricola (Bristol) D.M.John