Raphidophyte

Raphidophytes
Gonyostomum semen
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Division: Ochrophyta
Clade: Chrysista
Clade: SI
Class: Raphidophyceae
Chadefaud 1950 emend. Silva 1980
Order: Chattonellales
Throndsen in Tomas 1993 emend. Yamaguchi, Nakayama, Murakami & Inouye 2010
Families
Synonyms
  • Chloromonadina Klebs 1892
  • Raphidomonadida Heywood & Leedale 1983
  • Chloromonadophyceae Rothmaler 1951; Fott 1968
  • Raphidomonadida Heywood & Leedale 1983
  • Raphidophycidae Cavalier-Smith in Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2013
  • Vacuolariales Shameel 2001

The raphidophytes, previously known as chloromonads, are a small but widespread group of single-celled eukaryotic algae, found in both marine and freshwater environments. They are taxonomically known as class Raphidophyceae and order Chattonellales.

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