Coscinodiscineae

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Coscinodiscineae
Marine diatoms
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Chromalveolata Phylum: Heterokontophyta Class: Bacillariophyceae Order: Centrales Suborder: Coscinodiscineae
Families
Thalassiossiraceae Melosiraceae Leptocylindraceae Cosinodiscaceae Stellarimaceae Hemidiscaceae Asterolampraceae Heliopeltaceae

Suborder Coscinodiscineae is one of three suborders of Biddulphiales, more commonly known as Centrales^[1].

[edit] Description

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

[edit] See also

Biddulphiineae

[edit] 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.