Coscinodiscophycidae

Order of single-celled organisms

Coscinodiscophycidae
Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Subclass: Coscinodiscophycidae
Superorders[1]
  • Biddulphianae
  • Chaetocerotanae
  • Corethranae
  • Coscinodiscanae
  • Cymatosirophycanae
  • Lithodesmiophycanae
  • Rhizosolenianae
  • Thalassiosiranae
Synonyms

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

  • Thalassiossiraceae
  • Melosiraceae
  • Leptocylindraceae
  • Coscinodiscaceae
  • Stellarimaceae
  • Hemidiscaceae
  • Asterolampraceae
  • Heliopeltaceae

Description

Valves generally have a marginal ring of processes. They usually have symmetry with no polarities.[2]

See also

  • Biddulphiineae

References

  1. ^ "Coscinodiscophycidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Tomas, Carmelo R., ed. (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-053442-8.
Taxon identifiers
Coscinodiscophycidae
  • Wikidata: Q5173860
  • AlgaeBase: 139116
  • iNaturalist: 496266
  • ITIS: 969922
  • NCBI: 33840
  • NZOR: 9e447574-ad65-476b-b1ca-78069e8e9ae6
  • Open Tree of Life: 748239
  • WoRMS: 148971


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