Coscinodiscophycidae | |
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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[1] | |
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]