Coscinodiscophycidae
| Coscinodiscophycidae | |
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| Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Subclass: | Coscinodiscophycidae |
| Superorders[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coscinodiscineae | |
Coscinodiscophycidae is a subclass of diatoms, previously known as "Centrales", a paraphyletic order of centric diatoms, a major group of algae and one of the most common members of the phytoplankton.[2]
Families
[edit]- Thalassiossiraceae
- Melosiraceae
- Leptocylindraceae
- Coscinodiscaceae
- Stellarimaceae
- Hemidiscaceae
- Asterolampraceae
- Heliopeltaceae
Description
[edit]Valves generally have a marginal ring of processes. They usually have symmetry with no polarities.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Coscinodiscophycidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b Tomas, Carmelo R., ed. (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-053442-8.
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