| Name | Desmochloris Shin Watanabe, Kuroda & Maiwa |
| Authorship | Shin Watanabe, Kuroda & Maiwa |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Ulvophyceae K. R. Mattox & K. D. Stewart |
| Contains | Desmochloris halophila (Guillard, H.C.Bold & McEntee) Watanabe, Kuroda & Maiwa Desmochloris sp. |
| Remarks | Type: D. halophila Shin Watan., Kuroda & Maiwa |
| Citation | 07 Dec 2001 Phycologia 40(5): 421 |