Coscinodiscophycidae

Coscinodiscineae
Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Phylum:	Heterokontophyta
Class:	Bacillariophyceae
Order:	Centrales
Suborder:	Coscinodiscineae
Families
Thalassiossiraceae Melosiraceae Leptocylindraceae Coscinodiscaceae Stellarimaceae Hemidiscaceae Asterolampraceae Heliopeltaceae

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]

Description

Valves generally have a marginal ring of processes. And they usually have symmetry with no polarities.^[1]

See also

• Biddulphiineae

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Tomas, C. R., Hasle G. R., Syvertsen, E. E., Steidinger, K. A., Tangen, K., Throndsen, J., Heimdal, B. R., (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton, Academic Press.