Coscinodiscineae

Taxobox
name = Coscinodiscineae

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image_width = 200px
image_caption = Marine diatoms
domain = Eukaryota
regnum = Chromalveolata
phylum = Heterokontophyta
classis = Bacillariophyceae
ordo = Centrales
subordo = Coscinodiscineae
subdivision_ranks = Families
subdivision =
* Thalassiossiraceae
* Melosiraceae
* Leptocylindraceae
* Cosinodiscaceae
* Stellarimaceae
* Hemidiscaceae
* Asterolampraceae
* Heliopeltaceae

Suborder Coscinodiscineae is one of three suborders of Biddulphiales, more commonly known as Centrales.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.]

Description

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

ee also

*Biddulphiineae

References