Coscinodiscophycidae Knowpia

Coscinodiscineae
	Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Phylum:	Bacillariophyta
Class:	Coscinodiscophyceae
Suborder:	Coscinodiscineae
Families
	Thalassiossiraceae; Melosiraceae; Leptocylindraceae; Coscinodiscaceae; Stellarimaceae; Hemidiscaceae; Asterolampraceae; Heliopeltaceae;

Coscinodiscophycidae or Coscinodiscineae is a grouping of Coscinodiscophyceae, previously known as "Centrales", a paraphyletic order of centric diatoms, a major group of algae and one of the most common members of the phytoplankton.^[1]

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

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^ ^a ^b Tomas, Carmelo R., ed. (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-053442-8.

[Tomas97-1] Tomas, Carmelo R., ed. (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-053442-8.

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Coscinodiscineae

Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Phylum:	Bacillariophyta
Class:	Coscinodiscophyceae
Suborder:	Coscinodiscineae
Families
Thalassiossiraceae Melosiraceae Leptocylindraceae Coscinodiscaceae Stellarimaceae Hemidiscaceae Asterolampraceae Heliopeltaceae