Overview
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A Subclass in the Kingdom Chromista.
Taxonomy
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The Subclass Thalassiosirophycidae is a member of the Class Coscinodiscophyceae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Thalassiosirophycidae:
- 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: Thalassiosirophycidae F.E. Round & R.M. Crawford, in F.E. Round et al., 1990
- Class: Coscinodiscophyceae
F.E. Round & R.M. Crawford, in F.E. Round et al., 1990
- 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 Thalassiosirophycidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Order (1): Thalassiosirales
Orders
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Thalassiosirales
At least 537 species and subspecies belong to the Order Thalassiosirales.
More info about the Order Thalassiosirales may be found here.
Sources
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