Overview
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A taxonomic subclass.
Taxonomy
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The Subclass Bacillariophycidae is a member of the Class Bacillariophyceae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Bacillariophycidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Chromista
T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Chromists
- Subkingdom: Chromobiota
Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Infrakingdom: Heterokonta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Heterokonts
- Phylum: Ochrophyta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum: Diatomeae
(Dumortier, 1821) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Diatoms
- Class: Bacillariophyceae
Haeckel, 1878
- Subclass: Bacillariophycidae (Haeckel, 1878) Mann, 1990
- Class: Bacillariophyceae
Haeckel, 1878
- Subphylum: Diatomeae
(Dumortier, 1821) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Diatoms
- Phylum: Ochrophyta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infrakingdom: Heterokonta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Heterokonts
- Subkingdom: Chromobiota
Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Kingdom: Chromista
T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Chromists
The Subclass Bacillariophycidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Order (10): Achnanthales · Bacillariales · Cymbellales · Dictyoneidales · Lyrellales · Mastogloiales · Naviculales · Rhopalodiales · Surirellales · Thalassiophysales
Orders
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Achnanthales
Bacillariales
Cymbellales
Dictyoneidales
Lyrellales
Mastogloiales
Naviculales
Rhopalodiales
Surirellales
Thalassiophysales
At least 227 species and subspecies belong to the Order Thalassiophysales.
More info about the Order Thalassiophysales may be found here.
Sources
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