Coscinodiscophycidae
| Coscinodiscophycidae | |
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| Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Clade: | Bacillariophyta |
| Class: | Coscinodiscophyceae |
| Subclass: | Coscinodiscophycidae |
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| Synonyms | |
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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.