Coscinodiscophycidae

Coscinodiscophycidae or Coscinodiscineae is a grouping of Coscinodiscophyceae, 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.[1]

Coscinodiscineae
Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
Superphylum:
Heterokonta
Phylum:
Bacillariophyta
Class:
Coscinodiscophyceae
Suborder:
Coscinodiscineae
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.[1]

See also

References
  1. Tomas, Carmelo R., ed. (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-053442-8.


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