Coscinodiscophycidae (Subclass)

Overview

A Subclass in the Kingdom chromista.

The Subclass Coscinodiscophycidae is a member of the Class Coscinodiscophyceae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Coscinodiscophycidae:

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: Coscinodiscophyceae F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
        Subclass: Coscinodiscophycidae F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990

The Subclass Coscinodiscophycidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

At least 10 species and subspecies belong to the Order Stictodiscales.

More info about the Order Stictodiscales may be found here.

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