Coscinodiscophycidae or Coscinodiscineae is a grouping of
Coscinodiscophyceae
The Coscinodiscophyceae are a class of diatoms. They are similar to the Centrales, a traditional, paraphyletic subdivision of the heterokont algae known as diatoms. The order is named for the shape of the cell walls (or valves or frustules) of ...
, 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.
Description
Valves generally have a marginal ring of processes. They usually have symmetry with no polarities.
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See also
* Biddulphiineae
References
Coscinodiscophyceae
SAR supergroup suborders
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