Pelagophycidae
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| Class: | Pelagophyceae Andersen & Saunders, 1993
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Pelagophyceae is a class of heterokont algae. It is the sister group of Dictyochophyceae.[1]
All known species are marine. They can be single-celled (coccoid or flagellate), palmelloid or filamentous. Some members (Pelagomonas) belong to picoplankton, and some other (Sarcinochrysis) are macroscopic attached organisms.[1]
The class contains 16 species in 13 genera and 2 orders (2017):[2]
- order Pelagomonadales
- family Pelagomonadaceae
- genus Aureococcus
- genus Chrysophaeum
- genus Pelagococcus
- genus Pelagomonas
- family Pelagomonadaceae
- order Sarcinochrysidales
- family Sarcinochrysidaceae
- genus Andersenia
- genus Ankylochrysis
- genus Aureoscheda
- genus Aureoumbra
- genus Chrysocystis
- genus Chrysonephos
- genus Chrysoreinhardia
- genus Nematochrysopsis
- genus Sarcinochrysis
- family Sarcinochrysidaceae
It is expected that molecular studies will add more species to this list.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Wetherbee R., Gornik S. G., Grant B., Waller R. F. (2015). "Andersenia, a genus of filamentous, sand-dwelling Pelagophyceae from southeastern Australia". Phycologia. 54 (1): 35–48. doi:10.2216/14-107.1.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pelagophyceae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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