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Coscinodiscophycidae
Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Gyrista
Subphylum:	Ochrophytina
Class:	Bacillariophyceae
Subclass:	Coscinodiscophycidae
Superorders
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.

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.

See also

• Biddulphiineae

References

1. "Coscinodiscophycidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
2. ^ Tomas, Carmelo R., ed. (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-053442-8.

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